Our interpretation of the various laws, regulations and restrictions pertaining to survival, self-reliance and self defense. Please note that we are not lawyers, and this is NOT legal advice.
Michigan features an excellent castle doctrine provision among its laws concerning self-defense. So long as a person is defending the occupants of their dwelling, place of business, or vehicle from the threat of death or great bodily injury they have no obligation to attempt retreat prior to using lethal force. Additionally, Michigan law also provides …
New Hampshire is rarely discussed among states with strong self-defense laws, but the state nonetheless possesses them. Among these laws is a definitive castle doctrine statute. However, the wording of New Hampshire’s laws and the self-defense laws, in particular, tends toward being lengthy and difficult to decipher for those without a solid grounding in legal …
In life, there comes a time when you might need to get a hold of someone at their home. Maybe you’re trying to sell them something, tell them something, or make it inquiry. Whatever the reason, you might have caused to go knock on their door. If they don’t answer, or you have to make …
Many defensively minded citizens know that Tennessee possesses some of the best all-around pro citizen self-defense laws in the nation, but what they might not know is that this state was among the first to properly codify Castle Doctrine statutes for the same purpose. In short, if a citizen is attacked in any place where …
New Mexico is a state with strong, pro-citizen self-defense laws, but in our exploration of various states’ castle doctrine laws, New Mexico proves to be somewhat unique compared to its contemporaries, and not in a good way. It does not have a castle doctrine by name or even by statute. Instead, New Mexico possesses a …
In what is certain to be a pleasant surprise to some people, Utah is a state that possesses strongly worded, modernized and highly refined Castle Doctrine statutes on the books. In fact, it is difficult to find a state that has laws that are more affirmative on the side of the defender and would-be victim …
Vermont will probably prove to be one of the most contentious inclusions on this list of states with Castle Doctrine laws. That is because it, technically, does not have a Castle Doctrine statute at all, but is instead a Castle Doctrine equivalent state thanks to jury instructions and a long and distinguished history ruling on …
In what is certain to be a pleasant surprise to some people, Utah is another state on our list that possesses strongly worded, modernized and highly refined Castle Doctrine statutes on the books. In fact, it is difficult to find a state that has laws that are more affirmative on the side of the defender …
We are happy to report that Missouri is another state with functionally excellent castle doctrine statutes, even though they are not named accordingly on the law books. Missouri law justifies the use of lethal force and self-defense so long as a citizen is any place they have a legal, lawful right to be, including their …
Iowa has virtually no laws concerning civilian possession, carry and use of defensive sprays. You can get defensive sprays and pretty much every configuration in every quantity you might desire, from tiny personally sized dispensers of OC to jumbo cans of tear gas. Accordingly purchase and sale of such defensive sprays is barely regulated at …
