Arkansas law getting teeth
02-09-2007, 07:06 AM
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Fork Horn
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Kingsland Ark USA
Posts: 401
Arkansas law getting teeth
introduced--House Bill 1027
The bill would eliminate language in the state's existing self-defense law that requires a person to retreat, if possible, before using deadly force to defend a person.
Burris' bill states that a person who is in a place where he or she has a right to be and is not engaged in unlawful activity "has a right to stand his or her ground and meet deadly physical force with deadly physical force ..."
finally getting some common sense in a law! burglars beware-of gun toting owners and not the dog![:@]
The bill would eliminate language in the state's existing self-defense law that requires a person to retreat, if possible, before using deadly force to defend a person.
Burris' bill states that a person who is in a place where he or she has a right to be and is not engaged in unlawful activity "has a right to stand his or her ground and meet deadly physical force with deadly physical force ..."
finally getting some common sense in a law! burglars beware-of gun toting owners and not the dog![:@]
02-09-2007, 07:33 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Western OK
Posts: 856
RE: Arkansas law getting teeth
This the OK "Stand Your Ground Law" as passed by the House and Senate and signed into law by Governor Brad Henry.The perp or family of the perp is not allowed to sue in civil court.
Link: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2005-06bills/HB/HB2615_ENR.RTF
Link: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2005-06bills/HB/HB2615_ENR.RTF
