A group of lawmakers introduced legislation Monday night that could remove a significant portion of North Carolina's Stand Your Ground law.
Rep. Pricey Harrison, a Democrat from Greensboro, told Channel 9 that the measure would restrict where the law applies.
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Currently, a person can use deadly force to defend themselves in their home, a vehicle or workplace. The proposed legislation would restrict that right to a person's home.
"We felt like the law that was in place in North Carolina prior to stand your ground was adequate," Harrison said. "It certainly allows you to protect your homes and property, but this sense of being able to take that out with you wherever you are, seemed overly broad."
Similar efforts, since North Carolina passed the Stand Your Ground law in 2011, have failed.
It's also likely the bill could struggle to gain traction with Republican leadership running both chambers of the North Carolina general assembly.
Dan Starks, a Charlotte area firearms instructor, said he constantly warns his students of legal and other ramifications of pulling the trigger.
"You pull that trigger and your life will be changed forever," Starks said.
He said even the message, that Stand Your Ground laws are being scaled back, could send a signal to crooks.
"It's sending a message to criminals, ‘Hey, c'mon. Bring it on,” Starks said.
The bill was sent to the judiciary committee Tuesday.
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