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Some states have Stand Your Ground law, and some don’t. Each one of them is a little idiosyncratic and they have little idiosyncrasies. It is separate and distinct from the Castle Doctrine. The Castle Doctrine is geolocation-based, meaning in your house, around your curtilage, that general area, where Stand Your Ground applies no matter where... [Read More]

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Presently, there are no California-style confiscation laws coming to Oklahoma. Some proposals from California deal with confiscating magazines in excess of 10 rounds. Other types of schemes of confiscation in California have to do with medical marijuana users who are recreational marijuana users—they could lose their rights to have firearms, and they could have their... [Read More]

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The Oklahoma Stand Your Ground law is grouped with the Castle Doctrine and is found at 21 Oklahoma Statutes, Section 1289.25. Subsection B, is the Castle Doctrine, and subsection D, is the Stand Your Ground law. A person who is not engaged in an unlawful activity, and who is attacked in any other place where... [Read More]

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Missouri has a law that allows citizens to defend themselves in public areas. There is not a duty to retreat. Sometimes referred to as a Stand Your Ground law, in Missouri, if you have a legal right to be in a location, then you also have a right to protect yourself if you’re in imminent... [Read More]

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Is there a statute that specifically addresses whether you can stand your ground? If so, how is it related to the Castle Doctrine? Are there any myths involved in the invocation of stand your ground and is this something that’s shared by all jurisdictions? What is “Stand Your Ground?” Official Code of Georgia 16-3-23.1 is... [Read More]

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Imagine you are walking to your car after a late-night movie and a masked man with a knife jumps in front of you and demands money. He creeps closer. You must decide: hand over your wallet, draw your concealed pistol and protect yourself, or run away. Florida has a stand your ground rule. This means... [Read More]

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In Colorado, instead of ‘Stand Your Ground’, the only thing we have is a self-defense statute. That statute really examines everyone’s conduct based upon the “reasonable person standard.” It is a very specific analysis that deals with and examines the reasonableness of your conduct and what you were thinking at the time of defending yourself... [Read More]

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After the tragedy in Santa Fe, Governor Abbott requested that the issue of school shootings be examined to see if new legislation would help prevent further terrible acts. Soon the Texas legislature will consider what proponents called “red flag protective orders.” These orders were made popular by their prominent use in California to confiscate firearms... [Read More]

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Imagine you’re walking to your car after a late night movie, when a masked man with a knife jumps in front of you and demands money. As he creeps closer, you have to decide, hand over your wallet, draw your concealed pistol and protect yourself, or run away. Here are three critical stand your ground... [Read More]

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The following is a video transcript. Members, your Independent Program Attorneys’ years of cumulative experience defending thousands of members has led to some critical tips for any 911 call regarding self-defense. Here are 5 must-know tips from your Independent Program Attorney before you call 911. First, if you use or display your gun, call 911.... [Read More]

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With the announcement by Justice Anthony Kennedy that he will retire after serving on the U.S. Supreme Court for thirty years, years of uncertainty on how the nation’s highest court might decide cases involving the Second Amendment may soon become more clear. Justice Kennedy has long been considered a ‘swing vote’ on the court, having... [Read More]

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This afternoon US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, aged 81, announced his upcoming retirement from the court after having served more than thirty years on the nation’s highest court. His retirement will be effective at the end of July.   The White House already has a short list of 25 possible candidates to replace the... [Read More]

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