{"id":116413,"date":"2026-04-24T20:22:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T01:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=116413"},"modified":"2026-04-24T20:22:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T01:22:32","slug":"116413","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=116413","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

Tennessee lawmakers pass bill allowing use of deadly force to protect property<\/a><\/p>\n

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Tennessee lawmakers passed a bill allowing the use of deadly force to protect property in certain situations.<\/p>\n

The House voted to approve the measure on April 23, after the Senate passed\u00a0SB1847<\/a>\u00a0on April 21.<\/p>\n

If signed into law by Governor Bill Lee, property owners will be allowed to use deadly force to prevent someone from attempted or actual trespass, arson, damage to property, including damage to livestock, burglary, theft, robbery, or aggravated cruelty to animals.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt its core, it asks a simple question: \u2018Do we trust law-abiding citizens or do we side with the criminals that prey upon them?\u2019\u201d Because right now, under current law, if someone is breaking into your property, if they\u2019re stealing from you, if they\u2019re destroying what you\u2019ve worked your entire life to build, you\u2019re expected to wait. You\u2019re expected to hesitate. You\u2019re expected to second-guess and take a calculated look at defending what\u2019s yours. HB 1802 simply says, \u2018If someone is destroying your property, that you can use lethal force to protect it,\u2019\u201d said Rep. Kip Capley (R-Summertown), who sponsored the bill.<\/p>\n

Opponents of the bill argue that it opens a dangerous door.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reason we were taught you don\u2019t kill people over property is because they\u2019re not putting at risk an innocent human life. What this legislation seems to be doing is lowering that threshold significantly and substantially, and the department is going to have to re-teach in future classes of people who go get their permit, or their lifetime permits, like my wife and I have done, is that you can now kill people over property. And I don\u2019t think that is right,\u201d said Rep. Justin Pearson (D-Memphis).<\/p>\n

The measure does not allow the use of deadly force against someone who is facing away from the property owner.<\/p>\n

The law goes into effect July 1, 2026, if the governor signs off on it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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