Florida passes “warning shot” bill…
Whoa…. I always understood that in a defensive position that when you unholster your sidearm you only shots should be to kill.
What are you all’s feelings on this?
http://www.guns.com/2014/04/07/florida-warning-shot-bill-sent-governor-sign-video/
Some of the verbiage:
776.001 Legislative findings and intent; defensive display
41 of weapon or firearm; defense of life, home, and property.—
42 (1) The Legislature finds that it is unreasonable to
43 prosecute a person for acting in a defensive manner. The
44 Legislature intends to clarify that the defensive display of a
45 weapon or firearm, including the discharge of a firearm for the
46 purpose of a warning shot, does not constitute the use of deadly
47 force and is a valid method of preventing or terminating an
48 imminent or actual violent criminal attack.
(2) It is the intent of the Legislature to immunize a
50 person from prosecution who acts in defense of life, home, and
51 property from violent attack or the threat of violent attack by:
52 (a) Defensively displaying a weapon or firearm, if the
person reasonably believes that it is necessary to warn an
54 attacker to prevent or terminate an imminent or actual violent
55 criminal attack, including by the firing of a warning shot;
56 (b) Using force, if the person reasonably believes that it
57 is necessary to prevent or terminate an imminent or actual
58 violent criminal attack; or
59 (c) Using deadly force, if the person reasonably believes
60 that it is necessary to prevent death or great bodily harm or to
61 prevent or terminate the imminent or actual commission of a
62 forcible felony.
Whoa…. I always understood that in a defensive position that when you unholster your sidearm you only shots should be to kill.
What are you all’s feelings on this?
http://www.guns.com/2014/04/07/florida-warning-shot-bill-sent-governor-sign-video/
Some of the verbiage:
776.001 Legislative findings and intent; defensive display
41 of weapon or firearm; defense of life, home, and property.—
42 (1) The Legislature finds that it is unreasonable to
43 prosecute a person for acting in a defensive manner. The
44 Legislature intends to clarify that the defensive display of a
45 weapon or firearm, including the discharge of a firearm for the
46 purpose of a warning shot, does not constitute the use of deadly
47 force and is a valid method of preventing or terminating an
48 imminent or actual violent criminal attack.
(2) It is the intent of the Legislature to immunize a
50 person from prosecution who acts in defense of life, home, and
51 property from violent attack or the threat of violent attack by:
52 (a) Defensively displaying a weapon or firearm, if the
person reasonably believes that it is necessary to warn an
54 attacker to prevent or terminate an imminent or actual violent
55 criminal attack, including by the firing of a warning shot;
56 (b) Using force, if the person reasonably believes that it
57 is necessary to prevent or terminate an imminent or actual
58 violent criminal attack; or
59 (c) Using deadly force, if the person reasonably believes
60 that it is necessary to prevent death or great bodily harm or to
61 prevent or terminate the imminent or actual commission of a
62 forcible felony.
