by
Michael Carl
A lawmaker in the “Live Free or Die” state of New Hampshire is proposing a bill that would severely curb the right of self-defense once people leave their homes, critics charge.
House Bill 135, sponsored by state Rep. Stephen Shurtleff, makes New Hampshire one of seven states debating “Stand Your Ground” laws, which give citizens the right to use deadly force, without retreating first, if they reasonably believe they face an unlawful threat.
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.” It also removes the provision that the “act of producing or displaying a weapon shall constitute non-deadly force.”
If the bill passes, simply producing a weapon will constitute deadly force.
Former New Hampshire state Sen. Jim Luther says if the bill passes, the consequence will be simple: People will have to run away. Read More:
A lawmaker in the “Live Free or Die” state of New Hampshire is proposing a bill that would severely curb the right of self-defense once people leave their homes, critics charge.
House Bill 135, sponsored by state Rep. Stephen Shurtleff, makes New Hampshire one of seven states debating “Stand Your Ground” laws, which give citizens the right to use deadly force, without retreating first, if they reasonably believe they face an unlawful threat.
The bill proposed by Shurtleff would remove the phrase “or anywhere he or she has a right to be.” It also removes the provision that the “act of producing or displaying a weapon shall constitute non-deadly force.”
If the bill passes, simply producing a weapon will constitute deadly force.
Former New Hampshire state Sen. Jim Luther says if the bill passes, the consequence will be simple: People will have to run away. Read More:
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