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Ohio HB 240

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See, we can pass a pro-gun bill this session....

Return of Firearm
H. B. No. 240

The act deals with the functions of coroners and contains a provision concerning the disposition of a firearm. Under the bill, when a firearm is included in the personal effects of a deceased person who died as the result of criminal or other violent means, by casualty, by suicide, or in any suspicious or unusual manner, the coroner is to deliver the firearm to police. The deceased person's next of kin may request return of the firearm if it is no longer needed for evidentiary purposes and if the next of kin may lawfully possess the firearm. If the firearm is not requested, the firearm is to be used at the discretion of the chief of police.
Effective: 8/31/16


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For those unaware, prior to this, if you were killed in a shootout, and your family member wanted your nice Kimber 1911 in memory, or even happen to walk down the street as a 35 year old male and have a heart attack, your firearm was the property of the police. Under law they could not return it to your family members or even auction it.
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And we didn't even have to wait around for Kasich. :wink:
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MyWifeSaidYes wrote:And we didn't even have to wait around for Kasich. :wink:

And that is how it should be. A house and senate coming together and voting for something in the best interest of those who elected them without bickering. Almost like it is their job!
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It was a unanimous, bi-partisan vote.

Scary.
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JediSkipdogg wrote:For those unaware, prior to this, if you were killed in a shootout, and your family member wanted your nice Kimber 1911 in memory, or even happen to walk down the street as a 35 year old male and have a heart attack, your firearm was the property of the police. Under law they could not return it to your family members or even auction it.
It may have been the law but it wasn't always the practice, even in gun-unhappy Cuyahoga County. Some years ago we had a family member commit suicide in the backyard. Stage 4 cancer discovered, estimates were two weeks left, four if they go super aggressive with lots of expensive drugs. Regardless the pain level was extremely high and there was nothing to fix that. The tool of choice was his favorite handgun: one of the earliest S&W model 39s produced with a beautiful blued barrel.

Having been at the scene of the tragedy shortly after I can tell you that gun was an absolute mess. The police and coroner came out and all did their work very professionally. Since it was out in the backyard two cops put on their riot helmets with face shields and helped hose everything off rather than make us bring in a crime scene cleanup company ($$$$).

Because he'd planned this there were no salvageable personal effects to speak of other than a wedding ring and the firearm. The clothes were obviously ruined so they were trashed. About a month later a gentleman from the coroner's office stopped out with two boxes. The first was a small jewelry box and held the wedding ring. The other, he said almost apologetically was the firearm, if the family wanted it since it likely had some value. Given the kind of family we are (waste not want not) we took both boxes. It took another month before "the box" got opened. When it did we were all amazed. The firearm was spotless. It had been completely stripped down and every part was cleaned and oiled. The wooden grips had a very slight coating of wax to polish them up without making them slippery. Clearly someone who knew guns took their time with that one and did a perfect reassembly job too.
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djthomas wrote:Because he'd planned this there were no salvageable personal effects to speak of other than a wedding ring and the firearm. The clothes were obviously ruined so they were trashed. About a month later a gentleman from the coroner's office stopped out with two boxes. The first was a small jewelry box and held the wedding ring. The other, he said almost apologetically was the firearm, if the family wanted it since it likely had some value. Given the kind of family we are (waste not want not) we took both boxes. It took another month before "the box" got opened. When it did we were all amazed. The firearm was spotless. It had been completely stripped down and every part was cleaned and oiled. The wooden grips had a very slight coating of wax to polish them up without making them slippery. Clearly someone who knew guns took their time with that one and did a perfect reassembly job too.
Probably someone with sympathy and a sense of respect.
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