The state’s “stand your ground” law is currently being assessed in light of the shooting of a 32-year-old house cleaner who ...

Twenty years ago, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush signed the first “stand your ground” law, calling it a “good, common-sense, ...

“Castle Doctrine” is a term used to describe laws that allow a person the right to protect themselves on their property against a home invader and, in some cases, with the use of deadly force. Indiana ...

Maria Florinda Rios Perez De Velasquez’s mistaken arrival at the wrong Indiana address Wednesday cost her her life. As the house cleaner tried to enter the home she thought was scheduled for ...

A resident facing an intruder in his or her dwelling would have greater latitude to use force, without fear of criminal prosecution or civil liability, under a bill the state Assembly passed Tuesday ...

HELENA - A pair of Democratic lawmakers unveiled identical bills Thursday that aim to clarify what many Montanans may already believe to be the law: that residents don't have to cede an inch before ...