Self-Defense Laws

I’m happy to report that Utah is a state with highly modern, grounded and well-written self-defense statutes that include that ever important stand-your-ground provision. So long as the individual or another person is threatened with unlawful force that could result in death or great bodily injury, or threatened with the imminent commission of any forcible […]

West Virginia has self-defense laws that are broadly consistent with other laws found throughout the greater American South and Appalachian region. A stand-your-ground provision is not included separately, but the effect of such a provision is more or less woven throughout the relevant body of the applicable statutes. So long as a person is attempting

Pennsylvania is a state that is fairly infamous for wordy, lengthy, and generally confusing statutes. Concerning self-defense, Pennsylvania certainly does not disappoint in this regard! Happily, Pennsylvania does have laws on the books governing citizens’ rights to self-defense in the affirmative, and even more cause for celebration they also feature fairly sturdy stand-your-ground statutes. The

South Dakota is noteworthy for its extremely sparse and spartan laws concerning self-defense. The bottom line upfront is that South Dakota classifies homicide as “justifiable homicide” so long as the homicide occurs as a result of self-defense, and the force used in self-defense was used to prevent the homicide of the defender or from any

Citizens concerned with self-defense are wise to inquire if their state of residence has what is popularly known as stand-your-ground laws on the books. The colloquial term for laws of this nature hint at their intended purpose: if a citizen is forced to defend themselves or someone else from a lethal threat, stand your ground

Oklahoma is a state with strong self-defense laws all around, and has a comprehensive, intricately-codified stand-your-ground statute on the books. So long as a person is in a dwelling, business, place of worship they have no duty to retreat from an intruder who has forcibly and unlawfully entered, and furthermore they have no duty to

North Carolina is a remarkably sane state when it comes to self-defense laws, and their stand-your-ground provision, though nominally written in a way more restrictive compared to other states, is in practice highly effective and a stalwart defense for armed citizens. So long as a person is in any place they have a legal right

Texas, as you are probably expecting from a state that emphasizes rugged individualism is possessed of very good self-defense laws, and that definitely includes a stand-your-ground provision. Texas does not mince words when it comes to self-defense, and if a citizen is being threatened with the unlawful use of force, they have the right to

Idaho does not pull any punches when it comes to their iteration of stand-your-ground laws. Idaho broadly justifies lethal force when it is used to prevent the threat of death or great bodily injury against any person or to stop any forcible felony. Laudable even among advocate self-defense states is that Idaho statutes take great