Mad
MAG,
So SC does not have legal open carry? If it were legal and I were to be open carrying I too would be covered, correct?
I'm still unclear as to why you believe that the CCW lisencee has any more rights than any other citizen in reference to protecting themselves. Clearly they have the right to carry and conceal it, but I believe them to have no more right in the use of said weapon. I was under the impression that in most places a person is allowed to break the law in order to prevent bodily harm or death. In the civil aspect of law I could see a problem but still not legal. Also in your quoted law, I see no mention of CCW or CWP, is this an inference of your's?
Quote:
The stated intent of the legislation is to codify the common law castle doctrine, which recognizes that a person’s home is his castle, and to extend the doctrine to include an occupied vehicle and the person’s place of business. This bill authorizes the lawful use of deadly force under certain circumstances against an intruder or attacker in a person’s dwelling, residence, or occupied vehicle. The bill provides that there is no duty to retreat if (1) the person is in a place where he has a right to be, including the person’s place of business, (2) the person is not engaged in an unlawful activity, and (3) the use of deadly force is necessary to prevent death, great bodily injury, or the commission of a violent crime. A person who lawfully uses deadly force is immune from criminal prosecution and civil action, unless the person against whom deadly force was used is a law enforcement officer acting in the performance of his official duties and he identifies himself in accordance with applicable law or the person using deadly force knows or reasonably should have known the person is a law enforcement officer.
H.4301 (R412) was signed by the Governor on June 9, 2006.
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