License to Murder Resurfaces in Minnesota
from Gun Guys
License to Murder, which we’d hoped had been shelved after the NRA’s big defeat at the polls last November, is raising its ugly head again, this time in Minnesota.
(Continued here. For more on this subject, see "Shoot 1st, Ask Questions Later" posted earlier on Vox Verax.)
License to Murder, which we’d hoped had been shelved after the NRA’s big defeat at the polls last November, is raising its ugly head again, this time in Minnesota.
In November, Gerald Whaley shot and killed 17-year-old Tony Parks after the teen broke into his Coon Rapids house at 11 p.m.No one, under current law, is “forced to retreat.” That’s simply not true. If someone invades your house, under current law, you have the right to do whatever is necessary to protect you or your family. Everyone in this country already has the right to use deadly force to protect themselves, and suggesting that this bill is necessary to do so is just plain false.
Prosecutors haven’t charged Whaley with a crime, but they haven’t ruled it out.
The shooting could provide a backdrop for the Legislature’s consideration of a bill that grants law-abiding citizens the right to defend themselves against attackers without being forced to retreat.
The bill, which was briefly discussed in 2006, was introduced again Thursday by two Republican lawmakers in a Capitol now dominated by DFLers.
Supporters, such as Rep. Tony Cornish, calls the measure the “Stand Your Ground” legislation.
“This is a homeowner, property-owner defense bill. It’s not radical,” said Cornish, R-Good Thunder and a former police officer.
(Continued here. For more on this subject, see "Shoot 1st, Ask Questions Later" posted earlier on Vox Verax.)
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My apololgies. Vox Verax merely reprited the "License To Murder" heading from GunGuys which I incorrectly attributed to VV in my last post.
However, that doesn't change my point that self-defense is not a license to murder as GunGuys claim. Their own contradiction mitigates the credibility of their argument.
The legislation makes no sense.
Do you think that the family that got killed in Waseca would not have used deadly force because Cornish’s Castle Doctrine had not been enacted ? Conversely, do you think that the killer would have been swayed if Cornish’s Stand Your Ground law was enacted ?
Florida enacted this legislation in 2005; has their crime rate been reduced ?
And does this legislation still apply outside the home ? His first proposal would have extended to a motor vehicle and even a bicycle.
Cornish is just a shill politician bought and paid for by the NRA. In all the polling of what Minnesotans want the legislature to work on, I have never seen any demand for this legislation. Citizens want Cornish to be working on education, transportation, health care …. not to solicit more campaign donations. This legislation is going no where and he knows it.
I don't think Cornish's legislation is intended to reduce crime, only to ensure that felony charges aren't brought against the victim. In the Whaley case, he may end up being charged contradicting GunGuys own claim that no one is 'forced to retreat'. Well, it appears that some prosecutors believe you should be 'forced to retreat' before using deadly force to protect your life and/or property. This is not a 'license to murder' as GunGuys so potently headline their article. Murder requires pre-meditation. By definition, self-defense of your life and/or property does not rise to the level of murder...or even manslaughter. Calling Cornish's legislation a 'license to murder' is pure hutzpah.
I believe Cornish's legislation is to make sure that a prosecutor - bought and paid for by the National Lawyer's Guild who get a huge chunks of money from George Soros - can't bring suit against the victim as in the Whaley case. The fact that charges may be sought contradicts their argument that you have a right to defend your life and property with deadly force.
The first priority of government is to ensure private property rights, not funding education, health care and transportation. Defending your first right - the right to exist - trumps all 'rights'.
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