The reason it was not mentioned is the original poster is in PA which presently has no castle doctrine law. Castle doctrine and stand your ground laws are in the minority. The issue of criminal and civil liability greatly varies from State to State which is what castle doctrine and stand your ground laws address.I'm surprised no one has brought this up, or maybe I missed it. Here in the Great (Southern) State of Georgia, the state congress recently passed a bill called the Castle Doctrine. It plainly reads
"In a split second decision, victims don't have the time to FULLY decide what is best, Fight or Flight. This bill states....if you "perceive" your life or family members life to be in danger, you have the right to use deadly force."
I was sitting in my Law class a few weeks ago and the teacher mentioned that someone is only able to use physical force if their life is in immediate danger, for example, he said that an individual is not able to shoot someone if their car is being stolen. But I am a little bit confused when it comes to distinguishing between "your life being in immediate danger" and if someone has intentions of harming me (in my home, in a dark parking lot, wherever; I'm a female, you get where I'm going with this..) If I happened to be carrying concealed or open and I have a permit to do so, to what degree am I able to defend myself? Granted, I do not carry, but I would love to have a better understanding of how I could best handle the suggestion. If anyone has any advice I would really appreciate it
The reason it was not mentioned is the original poster is in PA which presently has no castle doctrine law. Castle doctrine and stand your ground laws are in the minority. The issue of criminal and civil liability greatly varies from State to State which is what castle doctrine and stand your ground laws address.
The original poster is moving to Florida which has a great stand your ground statute however she is under 21 so it would only apply to her residence or if the firearm is lawfully in her vehicle in accordance to Florida Statutes.
In Nevada we have a castle doctrine with civil suit immunity for your domicile only. I have never heard of a someone defending their domicile lawfully within Nevada being arrested or charged with a crime. It does not apply to your place of business or your vehicle yet.
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