FL to allow use of force even outside home

[Dennis G]

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/04/05/de...e.ap/index.html



TALLAHASSEE, Florida (AP) -- Gov. Jeb Bush said Tuesday he intends to sign a bill that would allow people who feel threatened -- even on the street or at a baseball game -- to "meet force with force" and defend themselves without fear of prosecution.

The bill says a person has "the right to stand his or her ground and meet force with force, including deadly force if he or she reasonably believes it is necessary to do so, to prevent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another."

[Violet Fashion by Mindy]

*waites for the "but I felt threatened" argument when people start killing each other*

[TuNeRsHaRk]

Nice now im just even more excited to turn 18 ;)
No Jk

[Zoomie]

Bill lets Floridians fight back in public

TALLAHASSEE -- Floridians could "meet force with force" on the street, in a bar or just about anywhere else without fear of prosecution, under a bill that cleared the state Legislature on Tuesday.

Gov. Jeb Bush said he plans to sign the measure into law, even though opponents contend it amounts to legalized dueling that could lead to simple arguments escalating into fatal fights.

The bill (SB 436), a top priority of the National Rifle Association in Tallahassee this year, won final approval in the House on Tuesday by a 94-20 vote. Two weeks ago, it passed the Senate 39-0.

It would erase what is commonly known as a person's "duty to retreat" from an attack and instead allow that person to "stand his ground" without fear of criminal prosecution or a civil lawsuit, a staff analysis of the bill said. It would take effect Oct. 1.

Current law allows Floridians to defend themselves with force inside their homes or vehicles but typically not in public places without first attempting to back away.

Rep. Dennis Baxley, R-Ocala, the bill's House sponsor, said it allows a person to punch someone if he or she is being punched or to shoot at someone if he or she is being shot at.

"You can only do what somebody does to you," Baxley said.

Read the rest here. (http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-asecguns06040605apr06,1,7076813.story?coll=orl-news-headlines-state)

[Zoomie]

Nice now im just even more excited to turn 18 ;)
No Jk
It's 21 in FL.

[CG51]

I wanna be a cowboy...
And you can be my cowgirl...

[Sir Zach of R.]

I wanna be a cowboy...
And you can be my cowgirl...

I don't know about the second part, but I can be your sidekick with a funny name.

[Legion]

*waites for the "but I felt threatened" argument when people start killing each other*

Is that like waiting for the "she had it coming" rape defense?