Bill To Protect Armed Homeowners Confronting Intruders

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> Law Would Protect Homeowners Who Confront Intruders
> Deadly Force Bill Under Consideration
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> ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland lawmakers on Wednesday discussed
> a bill that gives homeowners greater leeway when they defend
> themselves against intruders.
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> Under the measure people who use deadly force to defend
> themselves would not be held civilly liable.
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> Currently a homeowner can be sued for money damages by a
> burglar or their beneficiaries if the homeowner hurts or
> kills the intruder.
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> Supporters of the bill say that burglary is a risky business
> and homeowners shouldn’t have to be concerned about being
> hauled into court when defending themselves, their family,
> or their property.
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> “This is purely simple self defense,” said bill’s sponsor
> Maryland Delegate Carmen Amedori. “That people who are put
> into that situation are not out seeking it, they’re not
> committing a crime. They are the victims, and the criminals
> must stop winning in these situations.”
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> Lawyers for a Baltimore businessman being sued for $13
> million in a wrongful death suit by the estate of a burglar
> testified that neither criminals nor their families should
> able to profit from committing an illegal act.
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> The bill, they say, is just common sense: Residents have
> the legal right to defend themselves or their businesses;
> under current law they can lose everything if an intruder is
> hurt or killed.
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