Thursday, February 10, 2011

Va. House OKs use of deadly force against home intruders

Posted to: Crime News Politics State Government Virginia
By Bill Sizemore
The Virginian-Pilot
© February 8, 2011

RICHMOND- The House of Delegates gave preliminary approval Monday to a bill authorizing the use of deadly force against an intruder who enters a home and threatens to injure the occupant.

The bill, HB1573, introduced by Del. Bill Cleaveland, R-Botetourt County, would put the so-called "castle doctrine" into state law. It would allow a home's occupant to use "any degree of physical force, including deadly physical force," if an intruder commits an overt act toward the occupant that he reasonably believes would put him in imminent danger of bodily injury.

The bill makes the occupant immune from a lawsuit for any resulting injuries or death.

Del. Joe Morrissey, D-Richmond, objected that the measure would allow a disproportionate response to a minor provocation such as a hand slap.

A similar bill was passed by the House last year but died in a Senate committee.

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/va-house-oks-use-deadly-force-against-home-intruders

It would be GREAT if this applied to criminal thug CPS skanks trying to invade a home and kidnap the kids.

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