seems to be needed in Iowa.
http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/One_Person_Dead_In_Overnight_Shooting_117637483.html
Be careful, know the laws. I was unaware of this law.
http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/One_Person_Dead_In_Overnight_Shooting_117637483.html
Hyde said as Chapin continued moving toward him. Hyde was backed into the kitchen. “And I felt like my life was in danger. I had the firearm and he was bigger than me and I just knew what he was capable of.”
Hyde then fired the fatal shot. “I'm not a killer. I know that I should have done things differently, but all I could think about at that time was to protect her.”
Iowa's Castle Doctrine says it's your duty to retreat except if you're in your own home. But the Pottawattamie County Attorney says deadly force wasn't authorized in this situation because the victim was invited in.
Be careful, know the laws. I was unaware of this law.
A "Stand Your Ground” bill will be debated in the Iowa Legislature next week. Representative Mark Brandenburg says he supports it as a way to provide adequate protection for citizens. Nebraska doesn't have such law, either.