Stand Your Ground/Make My Day

[GilpinGuy]

There's been a lot of talk nationally from the libtard community about repealing the Stand Your Ground laws in many states. I haven't heard anything about here in CO yet, but how long until the CO libtards try to do away with our "Make My Day" law?

[Great-Kazoo]

After the recall election and b4 2014 election.

[Bailey Guns]

They've tried to neuter the law several times, always unsuccessfully. I hope that trend continues.

[Tinelement]

Law or not.

I'm defending myself if I have to.

Cold day in hell if any of my family or I die from a thug.

[cysoto]

There exists some key differences between the so-called "Make My Day" law (also known as "Castle Doctrine") and "Stand Your Ground" laws (which we cannot invoke outside our dwelling here in Colorado). I don't see "Make My Day" being disputed in this state any time soon.

[GilpinGuy]

There exists some key differences between the so-called "Make My Day" law (also known as "Castle Doctrine") and "Stand Your Ground" laws (which we cannot invoke outside our dwelling here in Colorado). I don't see "Make My Day" being disputed in this state any time soon.

A year ago I would never thought that I couldn't give a 30 round mag to my son for his birthday.

[Rabid]

There exists some key differences between the so-called "Make My Day" law (also known as "Castle Doctrine") and "Stand Your Ground" laws (which we cannot invoke outside our dwelling here in Colorado). I don't see "Make My Day" being disputed in this state any time soon.

My understanding is in Colorado you have to know you can not escape your dwelling before you using deadly force. If my understanding is right we do have a make my day law but not a stand your ground law. The uninformed media is just making the make my day law sound worse then it is.

[cysoto]

My understanding is in Colorado you have to know you can not escape your dwelling before you using deadly force. If my understanding is right we do have a make my day law but not a stand your ground law. The uninformed media is just making the make my day law sound worse then it is.

In Colorado there is no duty to retreat from an intruder in one's dwelling however, this is only in our dwelling (defined as "a building which is used, intended to be used, or usually used by a person for habitation") which is different than the "Stand Your Ground" laws in other states that extend this right to places outside the home.

C.R.S. 18-1-704.5(2) - Notwithstanding the provisions of section 18-1-704, any occupant of a dwelling is justified in using any degree of physical force, including deadly physical force, against another person when that other person has made an unlawful entry into the dwelling, and when the occupant has a reasonable belief that such other person has committed a crime in the dwelling in addition to the uninvited entry, or is committing or intends to commit a crime against a person or property in addition to the uninvited entry, and when the occupant reasonably believes that such other person might use any physical force, no matter how slight, against any occupant.

[Bailey Guns]

I don't see "Make My Day" being disputed in this state any time soon.

There have been grumblings about the law pretty much since it's inception. There have been several instances where the MMD law has been used that have prompted calls for changes to the law going all the way back to 1986. Fortunately, none have amounted to much. But make no mistake...there are plenty of legislators out there who would weaken this law if they felt they had a "shot" at it.

[Bailey Guns]

And by the way...in Colorado there is no duty to retreat from someone you reasonably believe might use unlawful force against you regardless of where you are. There's no specific "stand your ground" statute that says so but there's also no statute that requires a person to retreat prior to using force to protect oneself.