I'm sure the intent of the law is to let police deal with the situation and not have the extra burden of sorting out the good from the bad when it comes to armed bands or individuals moving about during the emergency. It allows someone to protect his own premises. And in a perfect world, that would be great--sort of like government involvement in marriage is fine...as long as everyone operates in a traditional marriage view.
But when there's a forced evacuation or a corrupt state, this is a dangerous law. And as eyedigress rightly points out, one might be in violation of the state law if one were to take an otherwise prudent course of action.
Agreed fully. Founders understood that our form of government would only work with a moral people. That is the danger we are in today. It applies to both citizens and our "representatives".
Jefferson~ "A people ignorant and free, never was and never will be"