Posted on 03/19/2015 6:04:55 AM PDT by TurboZamboni
Gun rights supporters rolled out this year's version of the "Castle Doctrine" in the Minnesota House on Wednesday, but House leaders said the measure is unlikely to win focus in 2015. The "Castle Doctrine" would give Minnesotans greater rights to use their guns to defend their property. Expanding that ability has long been a goal for supporters, but the expansion also has long been thwarted. That is unlikely to change this year. "I don't want to go at it again until I think I can garner up enough support in the Senate and in the governor's office. There's no sense in beating a dead horse. But I support the bill," said Rep. Tony Cornish, R-Vernon Center. Cornish is the chairman of the House Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance Committee, which would need to schedule a hearing for the measure so it could move forward this year. Although Cornish is a co-sponsor of the bill, he does not plan to schedule that hearing for the 2015 session. House Speaker Kurt Daudt, R-Crown, agreed that the measure is "unlikely" to advance this year.
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Screw the politicians. I don’t have time for their dumbass, retarded nonsense. I’ve developed my own “castle doctrine”. Attack my “castle” at your own risk.
We seem to have a similar problem here in Idaho with Constitutional Carry. There are a few RINOs in the state legislature that are blocking it. I mean, come on! This is the state that gave us Elmer Keith.
Minneapolis will have a grand time with gun crimes, home invasions, etc. in the future since they can no longer discipline black youths. Minnesota residences need to PUSH the Castle Doctrine approval hard and get it passed, they’re going to need it.
What are they defining as property? I can shoot someone in my house but I can’t shoot someone stealing my car in my driveway unless he tries to run me over.
Guess you will have to ask Minnesota to define “Property” for you. MY property consists of everything I own no matter WHERE it happens to be located in my state. Outside of my state, “property” depends on how that particular state laws was written.
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