I OPPOSE! There is too much detail as to when I can use force to protect myself, others and property hince,“(1) self or family agai more…nst a reasonably perceived threat of imminent and unlawful infliction of serious bodily injury; (2) self or family in the course of the commission by another person of a violent felony against the person or a member of the person's family; and (3) the person's home in the course of the commission of a felony by another person.”
By stipulating the term FELONY as a condition for the use of force to protect self, others and property, it opens the door for the possible defense of a criminal that is shot by a citizen to file charges against the victim for wrongful use of force. This bill should concentrate on the “perceived threat” and not hinge on the fact whether a crook is a felon before he can be shot as a trespasser, or threat to me or my family.

Only a hnadful of states now grant the latitude to defend your home and family without the threat of prosecution. In almost all cases a breaking and entering or assaulting you outside the home is committing a felony, therefore is a felon, and would be fair game. Unbised statistics have shown that legal possession of firearms is a deterrent to crime. I, for one, would not like to see someone shot by anyone making a “citizen’s arrest” for a misdemeanor.

I would like to first commend Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R, MD-6] for sponsoring a bill that makes sense. This bill runs right along with take back our rights as law biding citizens back from the criminals and straighten the laws back out to serve and protect the common person (law-biding citizens). I wish I had him as our Rep. for N.C. for taking the stand and I also hope he gets the support of Sen. Dole and Sen. Burr from N.C.

I Think This is a Great Start, But They won’t Pass it cause Crime might go down and then the States would loose funding for more Police in the Comunity.

Bill M.

so all felons are going to have stamped on there foreheads so we know who is one and who isnt??