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- From: andy@SAIL.Stanford.EDU (Andy Freeman)
- Subject: Re: Self-Defense in the Home
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- References: <1992Aug18.005905.9535@uoft02.utoledo.edu> <1992Aug26.044848.15372@midway.uchicago.edu> <1992Aug26.113321.9702@uoft02.utoledo.edu>
- Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 20:14:14 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug26.113321.9702@uoft02.utoledo.edu> dcrosgr@uoft02.utoledo.edu writes:
- >> Can you tell us which state it is that does not permit the use of
- >> deadly force to prevent the commission of a felony in your own home?
- >
- >The rule of thumb is that the farther west you go, the more they permit deadly
- >force at the drop of a hat--except for CA.
-
- That's an interesting rule, but it doesn't appear to be accurate
- enough to be useful.
-
- WRT use of force to protect property, CA doesn't appear to be
- significantly different than most other western states. (With maybe a
- couple of exceptions, they're all pretty down on it even though they
- all allow certain practices that are inconsistent with that rule.)
-
- WRT use of force to protect people, CA's "castle doctrine" is a
- statutory rebuttable presumption of threat. In some other states, it
- may be case law, but it isn't much diferent.
-
- CA does have stricter weapon possession/carry statutes, but that's a
- separate question.
-
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