Texas Governor Perry thinks so. He just signed The Castle Doctrine into law yesterday. Read the following as posted in
MyFoxAustin and let me know what you think:
AUSTIN -- Governor Rick Perry today signed into law a bill that gives Texans a stronger legal right to defend themselves with deadly force.
The bill says no person has a duty to retreat from an intruder before using deadly force. In some cases, previous law imposed an obligation to retreat.
The new law takes effect September first.
Perry says the measure is "reasonable legislation." The bill is dubbed the "Castle Doctrine," from the idea that a man's home is his castle and he has the right to defend it.
A building or vehicle must be occupied at the time for the deadly force provision to apply, and the person using force can't provoke the attacker or be involved in criminal activity at the time.
The new law will also provide civil immunity for a person who lawfully uses deadly force in any of the circumstances spelled out in the bill. Authorities can still press charges if they feel deadly force was illegally used.
The "castle doctrine" bill is SB 378.
Reposted again from my site --
iWIM.
