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Posted: 2/27/2006 6:13:31 PM EDT

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Panel rejects bill allowing people to kill intruders

From NBC12 News
Monday, February 27, 2006

A Senate committee rejected legislation Monday that would've allowed you to kill anyone who breaks into your house and physically threatens you.

The bill essentially would have written the common law theory of self defense into the Virginia code. Republican Delegate John Welch of Virginia Beach said his bill would make it clear to Virginians that they have a right to use deadly force against an intruder.

Henry County Commonwealth's Attorney Bob Bushnell urged the Courts of Justice Committee to reject the bill, which he said amounted to ''a license to kill.''

The committee killed the bill on a voice vote.

Nice I guess I should cook them dinner and pop in a movie!

Posted: 2/27/2006 6:17:39 PM EDT

[#1]

dang.... i would've moved to virginia just for that...

Posted: 2/27/2006 6:20:37 PM EDT

[#2]

I guess this means we need to keep burying them in the swamp!

Posted: 2/27/2006 6:23:29 PM EDT

[#3]

Chlorine removes blood evidence. Just sayin'...

G

Posted: 2/27/2006 6:25:48 PM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
dang.... i would've moved to virginia just for that...

Don't say that ... we have a similar law here - a home is your castle law. You can't shoot police, firemen, girl scouts selling cookies and the UPS guy like you can in Texas but a homeowner is concidered innocent when shooting an intruder in their home.

(in the homeowner's home, not the intruders home

)

Posted: 2/27/2006 6:26:29 PM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
www.wwbt.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WWBT%2FMGArticle%2FWBT_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1137834388544

Panel rejects bill allowing people to kill intruders

From NBC12 News
Monday, February 27, 2006

A Senate committee rejected legislation Monday that would've allowed you to kill anyone who breaks into your house and physically threatens you.

The bill essentially would have written the common law theory of self defense into the Virginia code. Republican Delegate John Welch of Virginia Beach said his bill would make it clear to Virginians that they have a right to use deadly force against an intruder.

Henry County Commonwealth's Attorney Bob Bushnell urged the Courts of Justice Committee to reject the bill, which he said amounted to ''a license to kill.''

The committee killed the bill on a voice vote.

Nice I guess I should cook them dinner and pop in a movie!

Bloody hell. Even in Massachusetts, we have the right to defend ourselves in our homes using deadly force. There is no duty to retreat here.

Posted: 2/27/2006 6:27:24 PM EDT

[#6]

The supporters should have played ball like the liberals do. Wrap this law up in a personal, heart string tugging story. Case in point, they should have called it the Harvey Bill, after the Richmond family that had their throats cut on new years day by home invaders.

Posted: 2/27/2006 6:27:38 PM EDT

[#7]

EDIT TO SAY: This is what DriftPunch is talking about.....

What pisses me off is that it comes on the heels of this:

www.crimelibrary.com/news/original/0206/0902_harvey_murderers_indicted.html

We made national news, for this home invasion quadruple murder of a family!

Posted: 2/27/2006 6:30:39 PM EDT

[#8]

I love Florida.

Well, except for the hurricane stuff.

Posted: 2/27/2006 6:34:44 PM EDT

[#9]

Your county attorney is a turd.

Posted: 2/27/2006 6:51:35 PM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:
I love Florida.

Well, except for the hurricane stuff.

Ain't it the TRUTH!

Posted: 2/27/2006 6:56:11 PM EDT

[#11]

Law or no law, my home is my castle and any invasion will be met with deadly fucking force.

Posted: 2/27/2006 7:24:29 PM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
"...The bill essentially would have written the common law theory of self defense into the Virginia code...."

This is the important part!

The right already exists!!

Posted: 2/27/2006 7:29:28 PM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
Chlorine removes blood evidence. Just sayin'...

G

I thought it was amonia?

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