Free Republic

Associated Press Flanked by more than 40 police officers and prosecutors, Gov. John Lynch vetoed legislation today that would have made it easier for people to use deadly force in public places. “It’s a nightmare scenario,” said Strafford County Attorney Janice Rundles, one of many in the law enforcement community opposed to the bill. The bill would have allowed people to use deadly force in any place they had a right to be if they thought someone was about to commit a crime against them. Now, people must retreat when it’s safe to do so unless deadly force is required...