{"id":73530,"date":"2021-10-25T12:34:24","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T17:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=73530"},"modified":"2021-10-25T12:34:24","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T17:34:24","slug":"73530","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=73530","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"yfn7WPlMSB\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburgh.cbslocal.com\/2021\/10\/23\/legislation-to-expand-pennsylvania-castle-doctrine\/\">State Senator Pat Stefano Introduces Legislation To Expand Pennsylvania&#8217;s Castle Doctrine Law<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;State Senator Pat Stefano Introduces Legislation To Expand Pennsylvania&#8217;s Castle Doctrine Law&#8221; &#8212; CBS Pittsburgh\" src=\"https:\/\/pittsburgh.cbslocal.com\/2021\/10\/23\/legislation-to-expand-pennsylvania-castle-doctrine\/embed\/#?secret=yfn7WPlMSB\" data-secret=\"yfn7WPlMSB\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>HARRISBURG (KDKA) \u2013 State Senator Pat Stefano (R-32) is pushing to expand Pennsylvania\u2019s Castle Doctrine law.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w3.mp.lura.live\/player\/prod\/v3\/anvload.html?key=eyJtIjoiY2JzIiwidiI6IjYxMzQyNjAiLCJhbnZhY2siOiI1VkQ2RXlkNmRqZXdiQ21Od0JGbnNKajE3WUF2R1J3bCIsInNoYXJlTGluayI6Imh0dHBzOi8vY2JzbG9jLmFsLzNweWVIMEciLCJwbHVnaW5zIjp7ImNvbXNjb3JlIjp7ImNsaWVudElkIjoiMzAwMDAyMyIsImMzIjoiUGl0dHNidXJnaC5jYnNsb2NhbC5jb20ifSwiZGZwIjp7ImNsaWVudFNpZGUiOnsiYWRUYWdVcmwiOiJodHRwOi8vcHViYWRzLmcuZG91YmxlY2xpY2submV0L2dhbXBhZC9hZHM%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%3D%3D\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>HARRISBURG (KDKA) \u2013 State Senator Pat Stefano (R-32) is pushing to expand Pennsylvania\u2019s Castle Doctrine law.<\/p>\n<p>Castle Doctrine governs how far a person can go to defend their property.<\/p>\n<p>Stefano introduced new legislation Thursday that would allow Pennsylvanians to use self-defense beyond their home to their property line.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cForcing law-abiding Pennsylvanians to wait to defend their loved ones until a criminal enters their home could result in the unnecessary loss of innocent life \u2013 a tragedy made worse because it could have been prevented,\u201d Sen. Stefano said. \u201cThe right to defend oneself should not be limited, as it is in the current weaker standard, based on whether individuals are inside their dwelling or on their property.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stefano said the expansion to the law would provide citizens with the ability to, \u201cbetter protect themselves, their family, and their property.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The president of Firearms Owners Against Violent Crime, Kim Stolfer, told KDKA the extension in self-defense protections is \u201cabsolutely essential.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we\u2019re trying to do is make sure Pennsylvanians have options in self-defense,\u201d Stolfer said.<\/p>\n<p>According to a news release, this statute was last updated in 2011 to extend the principles of Castle Doctrine to extend the right of self-defense in places where the actor has the right to be if they believe themselves to be in danger of death, serious bodily injury, kidnapping, or rape.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou see what\u2019s happening around us in society and you see how police are basically being defunded and thrown to the waste side. The collateral damage in all of this, nobody is really taking into account\u2026 the law-abiding citizens are going to be left defenseless or put in harm\u2019s way because of it,\u201d Stolfer said.<\/p>\n<p>But some gun safety organizations told KDKA they have concerns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether your property line is 10 feet from your front door or half a mile away, you would be allowed to shoot and kill someone. If you were worried about your safety, rather than taking the reasonable stance of locking your door and calling the police, which will much more likely protect your life and save other people\u2019s lives,\u201d Adam Garber said, executive director of CEASEFIRE, PA. \u201cBut what this does is extend the scope so significantly and that it encourages aggressive behavior and leads to more violence which we\u2019ve seen in other communities with expanded stand your ground laws.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Garber said this legislation would likely encourage more violence and unnecessary aggressive behavior.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that what we know is these kinds of Castle Doctrine and Stand Your Ground laws, when expanded, lead to more community-level violence and even pose a risk to the owners for shooting a loved one or someone else in their family,\u201d Garber said.<\/p>\n<p>Garber said Sen. Stefano should be looking at policies to increase public safety rather than finding ways to put the community at risk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>State Senator Pat Stefano Introduces Legislation To Expand Pennsylvania&#8217;s Castle Doctrine Law HARRISBURG (KDKA) \u2013 State Senator Pat Stefano (R-32) is pushing to expand Pennsylvania\u2019s Castle Doctrine law. HARRISBURG (KDKA) \u2013 State Senator Pat Stefano (R-32) is pushing to expand Pennsylvania\u2019s Castle Doctrine law. 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