Georgia Senate Passes SB572 to Strengthen Self-Defense Protections and Expand Civil Immunity for Lawful Use of Force

Key Takeaways

  • Georgia Senate passed SB572 to strengthen legal protections for self-defense use of force.
  • The bill introduces a presumption that defensive force is reasonable under specific legal conditions.
  • SB572 maintains existing limits on self-defense claims and expands protections against civil lawsuits.
  • The legislation allows evidence of abuse in self-defense cases and clarifies immunity from criminal prosecution.
  • Next, SB572 will move to the Georgia House; if passed, it will become law.

ATLANTA, GA – The Georgia Senate has passed legislation that would strengthen legal protections for people who use force in defense of themselves or others.

Senate Bill 572 passed the Georgia Senate on March 6 by a vote of 30 to 23. The measure has now moved to the Georgia House of Representatives. It received its first and second readings on March 9 and March 10 and is currently pending before the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee.

The bill was sponsored by Senators Brian Strickland, Jason Anavitarte, Randy Robertson, Steven McNeel, Bo Hatchett, and Blake Tillery. The legislation proposes several changes to Georgia law related to justification defenses, immunity from prosecution, and civil liability following a defensive use of force.

Below is a breakdown of the major provisions included in the bill.

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“It is not the truth of Marxism that explains the willingness of intellectuals to believe it, but the power that it confers on intellectuals in their attempts to control the world. And since, as Swift says, it is futile to reason someone out of a thing that he was not reasoned into, we can conclude that Marxism owes its remarkable power to survive every criticism to the fact that it is not a truth directed, but a power directed system of thought.”
-Sir Roger Scruton

FBI Warns California That Retaliation From Iran May Be on the Way.

Iran has already retaliated with drone strikes across parts of the Middle East. Apparently, the plan for California was already in place, even before the U.S. and Israel launched their initial strikes against Iran on February 28.

Neither the FBI nor the White House has issued a comment on the matter.

ABC claims to have read the alert sent out. It says in part:

We recently acquired information that as of early February 2026, Iran allegedly aspired to conduct a surprise attack using unmanned aerial vehicles from an unidentified vessel off the coast of the United State Homeland, specifically against unspecified targets in California, in the event that the U.S. conducted strikes against Iran. We have no additional information on the timing, method, target, or perpetrators of this alleged attack.

The New York Post describes it as an “army of drones” that could be launched from a vessel off the West Coast of the United States. The post also suggests that California is home to about half a million Iranian dissidents, the largest number of any state in the U.S., but it’s not clear if that’s why it was targeted specifically.

On Wednesday, a reporter asked President Donald Trump if he was concerned about Iranian attacks on American soil. He said, “No, I am not.”

The Office of Intelligence and Analysis at the Department of Homeland Security has said Iran and its proxies could pose a threat through targeted attacks on the US, but a large-scale attack was highly unlikely.

ABC also points out that the Mexican cartels’ use of drones at the U.S.-Mexico border has become an increasing concern for the federal government in recent months.

John Cohen, the former head of intelligence for the Department of Homeland Security, told ABC that he’s concerned about drone attacks from both the West Coast and the border. “We know Iran has an extensive presence in Mexico and South America, they have relationships, they have the drones and now they have the incentive to conduct attacks,” he said. “The FBI is smart for putting this warning out so that state and locals can be better able to prepare and respond to these types of threats. Information like this is critically important for law enforcement.”

This is a developing story. 

Virginia’s Democrat Senate Majority Leader on Why Their ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban and Magazine Capcity Limit Really Isn’t a Big Deal

If you have an assault rifle, you can keep it. If you have an assault pistol, if you have one of these pistols with a silencer on it and a pistol grip in the front. A really big, big pistol…you want to have one with a telescope on it or lasers or whatever else you want, that’s okay. You just can’t buy a new one and you can’t sell it to anybody. If you want to have a magazine with more than 15 bullets, you can keep that, too. You just can’t buy a new one.

— Virginia Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell

Homeowner shoots and kills intruder in Somerset County, state police say

A homeowner shot and killed an intruder in Somerset County on Monday morning, authorities said.

Pennsylvania State Police said in a news release on X that troopers were called to a home on Locust Street in Somerset Township around 2 a.m. on Monday for the reported shooting. At the home, investigators found one person dead near the back of the residence with an apparent gunshot wound to the head.

State police said the homeowner told investigators that he was awakened by loud banging on his kitchen window and a man demanding to be let in. The news release said the man broke a window and attempted to enter the home. The homeowner told authorities he warned the man that he was armed and then shot him when he continued attempting to enter the home.

The preliminary investigation found that the homeowner, who was detained and taken to the state police barracks in Somerset, was acting in self-defense. The investigation continues, state police said. The identity of the man shot and killed was not released as of Monday evening.

No other information was released on Monday. Anyone with information can contact the state police barracks in Somerset at 814-445-4104.

It’s easy to tell when a politician favors state power over the rights of the people

Wyoming Governor Vetoes Second Amendment Protection Act

For the second year in a row, Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has vetoed legislation aimed at preventing law enforcement from enforcing federal gun laws. Gordon’s veto was hardly unexpected, given that last week he called the proposed amendments to the state’s Second Amendment Protection Act an “embarrassment” and described it as fundraising disguised as legislation.

Gordon, who vetoed a similar bill last year, cast it as an affront to local law enforcement during the radio show.

“So, when you have 23 sheriffs come in and say, ‘This Second Amendment protection act does nothing more than what we already have in law, except it imposes penalties on our local law enforcement — and criminal charges, potentially.’ That is devastating,” Gordon said.

He continued: “It’s a bill that’s brought from out-of-state interests. It’s a fundraising thing. And I’m sick of Wyoming people being used as, you know, some treasure trough, some well of funding.”

Gordon’s veto drew condemnation from groups like Firearms Policy Coalition, which had some choice words for the governor in response to his post on X about rejecting the legislation.

Gordon may enjoy the taste of shoe leather, but it’s also worth noting that just like last year, this session’s SAPA bill was heavily pushed by Wyoming Gun Owners, one of multiple groups run by the Dorr brothers, who bill their groups as “no compromise” organizations but have been accused of primarily using the Second Amendment as a grift by politicians and other 2A activists (Incidentally, the Dorrs also set up a 501(c)3 called Six Brothers Disaster Relief, Inc. that had its non-profit status revoked by the IRS in 2022 after failing to file its Form 990 disclosures three years in a row).

While Gordon may be right about Wyoming Gun Owners’ real mission, though, this years SAPA bill did get majority support in both chambers… including buy in from the handful of Democrats in the legislature,

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February Gun Sales Up Over Last Year.

Gun sales were brisk again in February, with background checks for gun purchases rising over February of last year.

The February National Shooting Sports Foundation-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,265,320 is a 3.5 percent increase from the 1,222,980 in February 2025. For comparison, the unadjusted February 2026 FBI NICS figure of 1,933,972 reflects a 13.5 percent decrease from the unadjusted FBI NICS figure of 2,236,637 in February 2025.

In fact, the new figure of over 1 million monthly gun sales continued in February, marking the seventh consecutive month with more than 1 million background checks, after the single month in July 2025 with fewer than 1 million. As most readers likely recall, before July, when the number fell below 1 million, the previous streak of months with over 1 million background checks had lasted nearly six years.

“February’s adjusted background checks show that the desire for lawful gun ownership is alive and well,” said Mark Oliva, NSSF managing director of public affairs. “When instances of lawlessness and concerns for personal safety arise, Americans will respond by exercising their Second Amendment rights to both keep and bear arms.”

According to the NSSF, the top five states for overall Adjusted NICS checks and handgun NICS checks in February were Texas, Florida, California, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Top states for long gun NICS checks were the same but in a different order: Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, California, and Virginia.

Ruger Sets the Record Straight on Competitor Beretta’s Attempt to Seize Control of Ruger

MAYODAN, N.C.-On February 24, 2026, Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE: RGR) (“Ruger” or the “Company”) received a notice from Beretta Holding S.A. (“Beretta”) stating Beretta’s intention to nominate four candidates for election to Ruger’s Board of Directors at the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The Company, in consultation with its advisors, is reviewing the notice in accordance with Ruger’s established procedures and applicable law.

To date, Ruger has not publicly responded to Beretta’s characterization of Ruger’s actions and decisions. However, because of mischaracterizations and omissions in Beretta’s communications, Ruger feels it is necessary to set the record straight.

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D.C. Claims Chaos Will Ensue if Magazine Ban Disappears

Last week a three-judge panel on the D.C. Court of Appeals (which is the highest local court in the District) ruled the District of Columbia’s ban on ammunition magazines that can hold more than ten rounds violates the Second Amendment. These magazines are “arms”, the court concluded, and they are unquestionably in common use for lawful purposes, which means that they’re protected by the U.S. Constitution.

Now the District of Columbia is hoping to reverse that decision through an en banc review, and is asking the Court of Appeals to keep the ruling from taking affect while it appeals.

In its request, the District claims that the panel’s decision “has created uncertainty and chaos” and that the “blast radius of the decision is potentially massive”, arguing that the opinion also impacts “exceedingly common charges governing unlicensed and unregistered firearms.”

I think D.C.’s licensing and registration requirements are equally unsound from a constitutional perspective, but there’s nothing in the panel’s decision that impacts those statutes. The opinion released by the court deals exclusively with the District’s prohibition on commonly owned magazines, and the only uncertainty resulting from the decision is whether or not the ban is still actively being enforced.

The U.S. Attorney’s office has already declined to pursue charges against any legal gun owner caught with a “large capacity” magazine, though the D.C. Attorney General’s office has continued prosecuting possession cases.

The D.C. Court of Appeals hasn’t granted the District’s request, but the opinion will likely remain on hold while the en banc review is being considered. The court has set an expedited briefing schedule that will conclude next Wednesday, and a decision on granting or denying the en banc request could come by the end of next week.

There’s an easy way to ensure there’s no confusion over the panel’s decision: let it stand and take effect.

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CCL holder shoots intruder in South Side break-in, Chicago police say

CHICAGO (WLS) — A CCL holder shot a man who was breaking into his home on Saturday, Chicago police said. It happened at about 2:39 a.m. in the 5100-block of S. Loomis Boulevard, police said.

A 59-year-old man was breaking into a garage and was confronted by the homeowner. CPD said the homeowner, a valid CCL holder, pulled out a gun and shot at the alleged intruder.

The suspect was shot in the right calf and was taken to the University of Chicago Hospital. He is expected to be OK. Chicago police said charges are pending.

CPD Area One Detectives are leading the investigation.