AltWeeklies Wire
What South Carolina's castle doctrine means for younew
In South Carolina, your home is your castle. So is your car, and so is your business. Under the state’s interpretation of the “castle doctrine,” as amended in 2006, civilians are allowed to use deadly force to defend themselves, but they have to meet certain requirements. Basically, if you are out in a neighborhood or in another public place, you are on shaky legal ground if you pull out a weapon.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
04-02-2012 |
Policy Issues
What Will be the Next Target of Gun-Rights Paranoia?new
For all of its blue-steel swagger, the gun-rights movement lives in perpetual fear of threats the rest of us have difficulty seeing.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Chris Potter |
03-28-2012 |
Crime & Justice
