Protect Property

[Guest Taurus1911]

I got the new issue of American Rifleman and in it there was an article about 2009 good gun law victories. In it it says specificly-

"Tennessee also improved its laws by removing the prohibition against using deadly force in protection of property".

It is talking about the castle doctrine, does anyone know anything more about this or what it means as far as property. Vehicle in drive way???

[Fallguy]

You still can not use deadly force to protect property, unless you would also be using it for self-defense.

Under the law previously, you could not use deadly force while protecting property period. So if you were in a situation, like a attempted carjacking, a DA could have maybe charged with using deadly force to protect property (the car) even though the self-defense law allows for the use of deadly force to prevent a carjacking. The law simply removed that discrepancy.

Here is the new law http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Chapter/PC0194.pdf

[TNTitan]

I got the new issue of American Rifleman and in it there was an article about 2009 good gun law victories. In it it says specificly-

"Tennessee also improved its laws by removing the prohibition against using deadly force in protection of property".

It is talking about the castle doctrine, does anyone know anything more about this or what it means as far as property. Vehicle in drive way???

Nope. I haven't read the article, but if that's whats posted.. its wrong. Castle Doctrine in a way extends your "home" to your vehicle and other places where you can defend yourself as if you were in your home. As always - you can only use deadly force when you feel you (or a 3rd party) are in danger of death or serious bodily injury.

[Guest danxd45]

I noticed that this morning while I was reading my new issue also. We should probably email them or something and let them know that what they wrote is incomplete. The law does allow for the use of deadly force to protect property, but only if the threat of death or serious bodily injury exists also.