Today is, finally, the day on which Ohio enters the modern era of self-defense law. Congratulations, Ohioans! I’m speaking, of course, of Ohio shifting its burden of persuasion on self-defense from the defense having to prove self-defense by a preponderance of the evidence to the prosecution having to disprove self-defense beyond a reasonable doubt. Understanding that some of what I just wrote may be unfamiliar to many of you, I’m ready and able to explain, …

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