General Bill by Joseph
Use of Deadly Force in Defense of a Person: Repeals provisions relating to home protection & use of deadly force, which creates presumption of fear of death or great bodily harm in certain circumstances & provides that person has no duty to retreat & has right to stand his or her ground & meet force with force in certain circumstances.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Event: Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee on Thursday, December 19, 2019 4:10 PM
This bill eliminates Castle Doctrine, the holy right to defend yourself and be safe in your own home. I don’t think you need a long explanation about how bad this bill is.
But wait, that is not all, Stand Your Ground will also be eliminated from the law.
This a very devious scheme that is used in other countries: Even if you have a gun and have to use it, the State will determine that the use was not defensive because you have no right to do so inside or outside your house. If the defense of your life is only allowed under very obscure legal circumstances that you cannot understand (and never will by design) you rather no use a firearm if you have one or simply not bother getting one if unarmed. Maybe, if you are lucky, you will not die if attacked by a criminal and usually takes longer to get out of prison than the hospital. I lived under that paradigm and I do not want to go back to it.
I live in VA but I’ve vacationed in Sanibel twice in the past 4 years. Would it do any good to contact y’alls legislators and let them know that if laws like these are passed I would be far less likely to choose FL as a vacation spot. Maybe even contact the hotel I stayed at both times and let them know that I won’t be staying there if they pass. I won’t spend a dime in Maryland on my offroad trips to PA due to their ridiculous profiling.
Has anyone in the senate explained how this will be a benefit to their citizens???
[…] This senate bill at first read seems very similar to the one in the House: HB 6049. […]