As a non american I’m getting this wild west vibe from recent guns legislation news.
It’s more Mad Max given the increasing incidents of road rage
Hey America, how’s it going?
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Jesus Christ
Sword owners are being forgotten again, it’s an outrage!
This is absolute insanity. Goddamn Louisiana republiQans are off the fucking rails.
Of course.
Hard to know all the details from this article, but it seems like they are raising the bar for civil suits as a result of an action with a firearm to the same level as a criminal action. Basically changing the standard from being a preponderance of evidence to beyond reasonable doubt.
https://thedefenders.net/blogs/preponderance-of-evidence/So essentially, if you’re found not-guilty after using a firearm in a self-defense situation, then you are also shielded from a civil action for that event.
This is probably in response to “robber sues homeowner after being injured while breaking into a house” stories that float around occasionally.
Heck, I could be way off base here, but that’s how I read it.
I was going to say something about this continuing to create a privileged class, but they’re saying all I have to do is get a concealed carry permit, and I’m allowed to shoot people?
It’s still an objectively horrible idea, but at least they’re not putting cops in a class above the general public this time.
