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Oklahoma Stand Your Ground..

HighballHighball Member Posts: 15,755
edited May 2006 in General Discussion
Signed into law.
http://www.tulsaworld.com/NewsStory.asp?ID=060513_Ne_a1_takei
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  • sig232sig232 Member Posts: 8,018
    edited November -1
    That is good news! I wonder what the count is of states passing that type of legislation. Florida was the first, I believe.
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  • HighballHighball Member Posts: 15,755
    edited November -1
    The paper mentioned 12 or 14..i already forgot...[:D]
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  • warriorsfanwarriorsfan Member Posts: 1,061 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    You'll be able to add Michigan to the list soon enough.
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  • third_shot_flyerthird_shot_flyer Member Posts: 69 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I'm from Oklahoma, and from my perspective the only people this law will really affect are residents of the Tulsa and Oklahoma City metro areas. Crime is already pretty low in the rural areas that make up most of our state. Why? We shoot back.
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  • Ding-a-lingDing-a-ling Member Posts: 2,105 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Bout damn time. Percentage wise,smaller towns now have a higher crime rate than Tulsa or Okla.City. Most is due to the ease of the people making thier own drugs to sell or use. My .02 cents worth.
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  • pickenuppickenup Member Posts: 22,844 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Doesn't it seem kind of silly, that LAWS have to be passed that "allow" you to protect your family and self?
    Such is the 21st century.
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  • third_shot_flyerthird_shot_flyer Member Posts: 69 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    You're right about the drug thing, ding. I used the general term "crime", when what I really meant was the sort of things that this law is designed to cover. It's extraordinarily rare to have face-to-face, I've-got-a-gun-you-don't carjacking/home invasion scenarios. That, I believe, is due to the common knowledge that we are well-armed. The sneaking-around, drug-related stuff where you don't know they've been there until they're gone is about like anywhere else.
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  • sig232sig232 Member Posts: 8,018
    edited November -1
    Sorry to say, but its really a law to protect you against lawyers. They have to get paid from somewhere, so they are filing lawsuits with no upfront fees and hoping something will stick. Knowing most people can't aford to pay the cost of defense. Recent handgun magazine put that cost at $10,000 per day. Too many lawyers being pumped out of the law schools. Like sharks got to feed somewhere.
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