Supreme Court Says Ohio’s Gun Penalties Don’t Apply To Cops

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a specification in the law that provides stiffer penalties for people who use a gun in commission of a crime cannot be applied to a police officer convicted of wrongdoing while performing his duty.

In a split decision, the court held that Ohio’s firearms specification was intended to deter criminals from using firearms while committing an offense and not to deter police officers from carrying a firearm while on duty.

The case involved an Ottawa Hills police officer, Thomas White, who shot a motorcyclist he had pulled over for a traffic stop, leaving him paralyzed.

Read more at http://libertycrier.com/supreme-court-says-ohios-gun-penalties-dont-appl...

Read the decision here (as some say, cops can shoot bikers who likely did not hear commands): http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/0/2015/2015-Ohio-492.pdf

More detail at http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2015/02/supreme_court_says_ohios...