[Mulder]

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[Mulder]

This is a VERY good bill for gunowners, and everyone who believes they have a Right to self-defense.

Please ping other Florida Freepers, if y'all are so inclined.

[umgud]

it prohibits prosecution for defending that which you have a right to defend and prohibits civil lawsuits by criminals or relatives of criminals when criminals are injured or killed while attacking law-abiding people.

Wow! This is great, talk about clear language........ Covers both criminal and civil.

[somniferum]

I dont see how anyone in their right mind could oppose this bill. Oh yea.. liberals :p

[Jasper]

BANG TO THE TOP

Thanks for the post Mulder. This is great news, and a giant leap forward for all those CCW permit holders who may have occasion to use their weapon in self defense.

IMHO F.S. 776 still needs more fine tuning, but at least this is a start.

/jasper

[Joe Brower]

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[G.Mason]

Chairman - Steven Wise mailto:wise.stephen.web@flsenate.gov

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[ConservativeLawyer]

Sunshine State bump.

[davidosborne]

How did the meeting go?

Passing it on...

[js1138]

Don't know about south Florida, but in the North, juries have made this lay for a long time.

[M Kehoe]

In the fwiw department, I ask myself this question. "Can he/she kill me before I can kill him/her." If the answer is "yes" I double tap. If the answer is "no" I hold him/her at gun point until the police arrive. That is Kehoe law, no matter what the great city of Tallahassee says.

And yes, I've been in that situation. And no, I didn't shoot. (Richmond, VA circa 1990)

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[Maxwell_2643]

This bill is very important because family members of the criminals have sued the homeowner in the past. For example the Bernie Getz case, where there were 3 criminals held him up on the train in New York City. While being held up Mr. Getz pulled a gun and killed 1 and wounded 2 others. The criminals sued Mr. Getz and won a large settlement. He didn't have anything of worth and never will because of those lawsuits.
With SB 436 that can never happen In the state of Florida!

[HostileTerritory]

Any victim should be able to presume that an unlawful intruder is there for the purpose of doing great bodily, and subsequently places the victim and the victim's family in great imminent peril.

My brother lives in a small, densely-settled town in coastal New Jersey. The first time I tried to visit him, it was late at night and I tried the wrong house. The number was off by 100. The door was unlocked and I stepped inside. A dog started to bark. I knew my brother didn't have a dog, so I left, and eventually found my mistake. I was perfectly sober, but it was very late at night, perhaps 1 am. The door was unlocked.

I consider myself very lucky that I wasn't met by someone who presumed I was there for the purpose of "doing great bodily harm" and felt he had the right to shoot first and ask questions later. Mistakes do happen.