Post by faithinhim on Jan 28, 2013 12:39:48 GMT -5
In a fight that stems from the current gun-control mania sweeping Washington, a lawmaker in the “Live Free or Die” state of New Hampshire is proposing a bill that would eliminate the right of self defense once people leave their homes. The proposed bill makes New Hampshire one of seven states debating what are called “Stand Your Ground” laws.” House Bill 135, is sponsored by state Rep. Stephen Shurtleff.
New Hampshire statute RSA 627:4 now reads, “A person is not justified in using deadly force on another to defend himself or herself or a third person from deadly force by the other if he or she knows that he or she and the third person can, with complete safety: “Retreat from the encounter, except that he or she is not required to retreat if he or she is within his or her dwelling, its curtilage, or anywhere he or she has a right to be, and was not the initial aggressor.” The bill proposed by Shurtleff would remove the phrase, “or anywhere he or she has a right to be.”
The proposed bill also removes the provision that, “The act of producing or displaying a weapon shall constitute non-deadly force.” The result would be that if the bill passes, simply producing any weapon will constitute deadly force. Former New Hampshire state Sen. Jim Luther says the bill is as simple as it sounds: People will have to run away. “If the bill passes it will repeal the ability of an individual to defend [himself] from deadly force in a public setting where they have a right to be. Their only alternative is to run from the attacker,” Luther said. And he says very bluntly, “The bill could pass.” MORE
New Hampshire statute RSA 627:4 now reads, “A person is not justified in using deadly force on another to defend himself or herself or a third person from deadly force by the other if he or she knows that he or she and the third person can, with complete safety: “Retreat from the encounter, except that he or she is not required to retreat if he or she is within his or her dwelling, its curtilage, or anywhere he or she has a right to be, and was not the initial aggressor.” The bill proposed by Shurtleff would remove the phrase, “or anywhere he or she has a right to be.”
The proposed bill also removes the provision that, “The act of producing or displaying a weapon shall constitute non-deadly force.” The result would be that if the bill passes, simply producing any weapon will constitute deadly force. Former New Hampshire state Sen. Jim Luther says the bill is as simple as it sounds: People will have to run away. “If the bill passes it will repeal the ability of an individual to defend [himself] from deadly force in a public setting where they have a right to be. Their only alternative is to run from the attacker,” Luther said. And he says very bluntly, “The bill could pass.” MORE