More on Castle Doctrine in TN
TN Rep. Curry Todd (who seems to have a last name for a first name and a first name for a last name):
Although it seems to have been clouded by other issues, the General Assembly once again faced several pieces of gun legislation this year.
Because I have a past in law enforcement, I am very much in favor of the Second Amendment, and usually have a hand in much of this legislation.
This year, I sponsored House Bill 411, which has been more commonly referred to as the “Castle Doctrine.” We did pass a version of this, expanding the circumstances under which the use of force is presumed justified. I felt this measure was vitally important; our citizens should be able to defend themselves.
He also notes some gun stats:
The facts show that in countries where gun control laws increase, so too do the crimes that those laws attempt to prevent. For example, according to the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, in Luxemburg, where handguns are totally banned, the murder rate is nine times higher than in Germany, which has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in Europe. Although Russia has one of the lowest rates of gun ownership in the world, between 1998 and 2004 Russian murder rates were quadruple American rates.
June 13th, 2007 at 9:35 am
Congrats on the passage in Tenn…..here in Ohio as we speak our version of the Castle law is being introduced this a.m. The Gov Ted Strickland (Dem) supports it and we hope that by end of the year it will become law.
June 13th, 2007 at 3:23 pm
(who seems to have a last name for a first name and a first name for a last name)
Some of the nicest people I know have a last name for a first name and a first name for a last name.
Cheers,
Boyd Garrett Sr