MikeNice
Member
I just recieved an e-mail from the NRA. The NC legislative calendar opened with the introduction of a "Castle Doctrine" bill in NC. I am ecstatic. It hasn't faced a vote yet, but this is great news for gun owners.
As it stands in NC you can be sued in civil court for using defensive force to protect your home. It doesn't matter if the police find that you were legally in the right. The proposed bill would reverse this.
The bill would also change the law so that if someone forcibly enters your home, and has no right to be there, you can use defensive force. As it stands now you technically can't use defensive force unless they are threatening you or your family. The proposed law says that any forced entry by a person with no right to be there automatically constitutes the threat to use violence or force.
The proposed law also states that if the intruder removes someone from your home you can use force to stop them.
I encourage any person in NC to read Senate Bill 34 and call their state law makers. Let them know we appreciate this and will remember them in the next election.
As it stands in NC you can be sued in civil court for using defensive force to protect your home. It doesn't matter if the police find that you were legally in the right. The proposed bill would reverse this.
The bill would also change the law so that if someone forcibly enters your home, and has no right to be there, you can use defensive force. As it stands now you technically can't use defensive force unless they are threatening you or your family. The proposed law says that any forced entry by a person with no right to be there automatically constitutes the threat to use violence or force.
The proposed law also states that if the intruder removes someone from your home you can use force to stop them.
I encourage any person in NC to read Senate Bill 34 and call their state law makers. Let them know we appreciate this and will remember them in the next election.