Hi, I just want to thank you for the information. My nephew John David Knott was murdered by Gary L. Hill, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and now a murderer walks free. I and many others are so in grief– there was no justice for John whatsoever. I think it was because a dead man can’t really speak to tell the truth. The “Make My Day Law” enables unjust murder. It’s no better than an act of terrorism in this country. Thank you for listening, and continue your good work.
“Everyone understands wanting to protect yourself from people who attack you but that’s not good enough for the Kentucky legislature (and the NRA who gives them their allowance).
They want you to be able to legally kill someone you think may attack you, might want to steal your car, hit you last week, heck, they want to give you the right to shoot the damned kids that cut through your garden. And the police can’t arrest you and the family of the deceased can’t sue you. All you have to say to murder legally in Kentucky would be, ‘I felt threatened.’”
-Freedom States Alliance
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"Shoot First" is dangerous and unnecessary. It's a license to murder, and, if the NRA has its way, it's coming soon to a state near you..
According to the Register-Herald Reporter in West Virginia on April 10th, 2008:
CHARLESTON — Lifetime National Rifle Association member Joe Manchin ceremoniously signed West Virginia’s version of the Castle Doctrine with a blunt warning Thursday to would-be home invaders.
“Don’t mess with us,” the governor cautioned while signing the bill backed strongly by the NRA in its national campaign to put such laws on the books in all 50 states.
For two years running, retiring Sen. Shirley Love, D-Fayette, pushed the measure, varieties of which are law in 20 other states.
NRA pushing License to Murder in Ohio now. If that law had passed there, this man (who shot a teenager for walking across his lawn) would be free instead of spending life in prison)
Texas legislators pass License to Murder even as, 30 miles away, a community fights the guns that killed a 7-year-old boy. At the same time we should be making it harder to kill, the NRA is trying to make it easier.
This gun bill would encourage violent confrontations. “Let’s just call it a license to kill.”
The NRA is pushing for License to Murder again in many states around the country. What you can do? Take a moment to sign the statement against License to Murder, and afterwards you’ll have a chance to tell your friends about this important issue.
The Bismarch Tribune in North Dakota: There’s no need to have a law like this, and even if there were, encouraging violence is not the way to go about it.
Columnist: License to Murder is never the answer.
Montana’s House, who previously passed their version of License to Murder, has switched, and instead rejected the NRA’s latest dangerous legislation. Rep. Brady Wiseman: “This bill will let killers go free. Have no mistake about it.”
In Texas, where self defense is already a way of life, the NRA is pushing gun owners even further, asking them to use violence as a first option, not just a last resort.
Texas District Attorney says NRA’s License to Murder law is “a dangerous thing.” “You’ve heard these stories about somebody walking into the wrong door, knocking on the wrong door … or, what if the police came to your house, and you didn’t hear them knocking? You’d shoot them.“ The DA said you could add firemen and mailmen to the category of professionals at risk of being wrongfully shot. “Before we go changing anything, you have to ask, ‘Do we have a problem?’”
Jury Rules License to Murder Killer Guilty, but it’s not over yet– just because this jury ignored this law, it’s still on the books, waiting as a loophole for murderers.
License to Murder grants a defense to gangbangers– it’s not hypothetical, it’s the law.
Ohio teen shot in the head while ghost hunting at “spooky house”– shooter (house’s owner) claims he felt threatened for his life (apparently the unarmed 17-year-old girls were very scary). License to Murder would have let him off the hook completely.
Ohio man shoots drunken, belligerent off-duty officer in self-defense, gets off completely without License to Murder. This law is unnecessary.
From the New York Times’ front page: License to Murder is Legalizing Violence All Over the Country
Harsh words about the License to Murder Law from a Judge in Kentucky:
A Fayette judge struggled to make sense of Kentucky’s new “home intruder” law yesterday, calling the National Rifle Association-backed legislation confusing, vague and poorly written.
“I’m not quite sure that the drafters had even a marginal knowledge of criminal law or Kentucky law,” Circuit Judge Sheila Isaac said.
License to Murder is causing problems for Prosecutors in Florida
In Florida, gunman chases burglar two blocks away, opens fire while bystanders look on
License to Murder goes into effect in Georgia
Five months after it was passed, the License to Murder law in Florida has let five shooters off the hook. More at the Orlando Sentinel… It was a mistake to pass this law there, and it’s a tragedy to pass it anywhere else.
Arizona “License to Murder Killer’s” Defense Backed By the NRA: Harold Fish killed an unarmed homeless man. Under License to Murder, he would go free, but because LtM hasn’t passed in Arizona yet, the NRA has to bankroll his defense. More commentary about this on GunGuys.com.
Read the “License to Murder” Bill currently proposed in Ohio
New Hampshire Governor Vetoes License to Murder Law
“Deadly Force Proposal is Unwise” - Free Press, Mankato, MN
“Deadly Force Law Gains Popularity” - United Press International
“Self Defense Bill Goes to Governor” - Arizona Star
From GunGuys.com: Ohio Senator Tries to Spin License to Murder Away
“Deadly Force Proposal Halted in House Committee” - WREG TV, Tennessee
“Florida Should Take Another Look at ‘Shoot the Avon Lady’ Law” - Tampa, FL Tribune
“Bill Will Tie Prosecutors’ Hands” - Springfield, MO News-Leader
NRA “spooked” by License to Murder Website. Looks like the only thing they have to fear is common sense…
“Deadly Force Bill Progresses to Final House Vote” - Columbia, Missouri Missourian
“Governor Signs Law Expanding Deadly Force” - WSFA, Montgomery, Alabama
“District Attorneys Oppose License to Murder” - Birmingham, Alabama Times
“Deadly Force Bill Gets Final Legislative Approval” - Atlanta, Georgia Journal-Constitution
Governor Mitch Daniels Signs “Shoot First” Into Law in Indiana
NRA Brings License to Murder to Ohio: H.B. No. 541
“States Allow Deadly Self-Defense” - USA Today
“NRA Presses Right to Kill Law in Kentucky and Indiana” - Louisville, Kentucky Courier-Journal
“License to Murder Has ‘Unintended Consequences’” - Birmingham, Alabama News
“Gun Defense Law Would Hurt Prosections” - Clarion-Ledger, Mississippi
“Self Defense Bill Passes Senate, Regretted Already” - Concord, New Hampshire Monitor
“NRA Pushing Georgia Bill that Strengthens Deadly Force Laws” - Macon, Georgia Telegraph
“Is Self Defense Law Vigilante Justice?” - The Christian Science Monitor
“Bill Allowing Use of Force Could Even Apply to Bar Fights” - Lansing, Michigan State Journal
“Bill Could Trigger a ‘Just Shoot’ Attitude” - Detroit, Michigan Free Press
“Bill on Deadly Force at Standstill, Thanks to Courageous Lawmakers” - Birmingham, Alabama News
“Self Defense Gun Bills Are Gift to Gangsters” - Arizona Daily Star
“Deadly Force Proposal is Unnecessary and Dangerous” - Macon, Georgia
“Wyoming at Center of Fight Over Deadly Force Law” - Cheyenne Wyoming Herald
“Bill Backing Deadly Force Nearer Vote In House” - Huntsville, Alabama Times
“Legislature considers deadly force measure” - Fairbanks, Alaska Daily News-Miner
“Suspect in Fatal Shooting to Invoke ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law” - Tampa, Fl Tribune
“Bill Would Extend Gun Rights” - Macon, GA Telegraph
“Stabber Looks to ‘Shoot First’ Law For Relief” - Aspen, CO Aspen Times
“Bill Would Expand Deadly Force Law” - Casper, WY Star-Tribune
“A Case of Life Or Self Defense: Killer Goes Free Thanks to Shoot First” - Colorado Springs, CO Gazette
