At least on this issue, Indiana is ahead of the curve:
A campaign by gun rights advocates to make it easier to use deadly force in self-defense is rapidly winning support across the country, as state after state makes it legal for people who feel their lives are in danger to shoot down an attacker - whether in a car-jacking or just on the street.
The law has spurred debate about whether it protects against lawlessness or spurs more crime. Supporters say it's an unambiguous answer to random violence, while critics - including police chiefs and prosecutors - warn that criminals are more likely to benefit than innocent victims.
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Besides Oklahoma, the nine other states to sign on are Arizona, Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi and South Dakota, according to the NRA.
I didn't see Paul Helmke quoted, but as the new head of the Brady gun-control people, he will surely be drawn into it. The idea that I don't have to retreat before I respond to a threat with force seems fairly commonsensical to me; it's at the heart of our right of self-defense. Whether these laws lead to rampant vigilatism, hordes of people shooting first and asking later, remains to be seen. It doesn't seem to have worked out that way in Florida.
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I'm not real sure when most states moved away from (commonly know as) "Castle Doctrine", which basically removes the
From what I read...Indiana still has the Castle Doctrine gig...just that they added the "no retreat" clause into it, which expands into public venues and not just one's domicile.
Great idea (especially in my neighborhood anyway), and it doesn't look like it will cause widespead vigilatism.
Quite the reverse.
It would behoove criminals to "think twice" (if they don't suffer from frontal lobe damage that is) before trying to accost a citizen who just might be packing...and know HOW to HIT targets at close range.
And if anyone wants to (threaten) have issues with me...I'll GLADLY *invite* them onto MY property where I can *teach* them what it means to have respect for another person.
((Is this like a "No Perp Left Behind" thing?))
Kinda like a forced type of civility.... keep your distance, don't threaten anyone...and you might live to see tomorrow...good sound advice.
Amazing the lengths we have to go to to return to an era where RESPECT means something.
B.G.
Bang, bang, as you've labeled it, is a good idea. It basically means fewer criminals, thugs, gangbangers and rapist in our criminal justice system. Keeping them our of our jails, and putting them in the ground, will save millions in taxpayers dollars.
Carl:
Amen Brother