Better laws for self-defence?

As you can tell from the first two entries here, this is a hotly contested point of both law and opinion. Self defense laws are enacted to help protect all people. You are absolutely correct that "reasonable force" is vague. In Ohio, a person breaking into your home while you are there alone is not considered a valid reason to use deadly force. You have to be faced with a death threat and have no viable means of escape. And even if all the criteria is there, you will still be arrested for murder and go to trial. Yes,,,I do believe it is far better to be tried by 12 than carried by 6, but understand that if the situation should arise, you will be paying legal fees for many years to come. Can we go back to the old west days "Yup, I saw the other guy draw first Sheriff" and you go home and forget it? No, that would open far too much of a problem. Not for the honest citizen, but for the other side of law. No matter what we do, a person will always see a loophole or flaw in what is enacted. If you look historically at what happened in Australia you will see the worst downside to gun control. 465,000 weapons were surrendered by law abiding citizens. Naturally, the bad guys kept theirs and the murder rate in the state of Victoria went up 400% over the next 4 years. Gun control is not the issue. Enacting more severe laws for criminals is what is needed. I hope this helps you.