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    1. trinitrotoluene85

      Any laws regarding use of force against animals on your property?

      My cousin has run into a bit of a problem. She doesn't live in this state (she actually lives in one of the Carolina's, but I'm not sure which one), and I'm curious what if any laws Indiana has regarding a situation like this. My cousin says that she cannot go outside her own home because her...
    2. mainjet

      right to resist now law

      New law allows Hoosiers to sometimes resist police Governor signed it last night.
    3. MilitaryArms

      Bill to allow citizens to defend home against illegal entry by police.

      Indiana House approves bill covering police entering homes | POLL » Evansville Courier & Press I came across this today. It seems this bill that passed was in response to a recent Indiana Supreme Court ruling that said Indiana residence do not have the right to use force against police whom...
    4. G

      Right to resist unlawful entry..

      Right to Resist Bill Passes Out of Committee | Indiana's NewsCenter: News, Sports, Weather, Fort Wayne WPTA-TV, WISE-TV, CW, and MyFOX | Political Radar
    5. g00n24

      Castle Doctrine question

      Sorry if this has come up before... Scenario 1: You are not home, no one is home. You pull up to your house, park your car and walk to your door and notice someone at the side of your house breaking in through a window. Indiana says you can use force to stop a forceful/unlawful entry into...
    6. LockStocksAndBarrel

      Public hearing in Indy on supreme court ruling-Barnes vs. Indiana

      Just got this in my emial inbox: Indiana's treasured "Castle Doctrine" ("A man's home is his castle") which allows Hoosiers to defend their homes with lethal force, has been challenged. Richard Barnes, a citizen, attempted to block police making an unlawful entry into his home. Indiana's...
    7. PatriotPride

      Castle Doctrine Expanded in PA!

      Corbett will sign Castle Doctrine - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review In yet another victory for our 2nd Amendment rights, the Pennsylvania Senate voted today to expand Castle Doctine in an overwhelming 45-5 vote! HB40 is now headed to Gov. Corbett's desk where he will sign it. Once it is signed...
    8. edsinger

      Update on Castle Doctrine in Indiana?

      In discussions with a friend, I was told that the Ft.Wayne paper had an article about a new law in Indiana that makes the Castle Doctrine illegal. I was in shock, but he was not sure if it was passed or its a new law in the works. My present understanding is that it is legal in Indiana...
    9. Kirk Freeman

      Ind. S. Ct., "Self-Defense" in the Home

      Remember just because you are home, just because you claim self-defense, does not make it so. The true victory is the absence of fighting. Blood will always bring woe. http://www.in.gov/judiciary/opinions/pdf/05181101rdr.pdf
    10. T.Lex

      No right to resist entry by LEOs

      Today, by a 3-2 margin, the Indiana Supreme Court issued an opinion that basically concluded that homeowners have no right to resist entry into their homes by police officers. http://www.in.gov/judiciary/opinions/pdf/05121101shd.pdf Now, the facts of that case lend themselves to that...
    11. Expat

      Inmate sues man he's convicted of burglarizing

      No need for tort reform in this country. Inmate sues man he's convicted of burglarizing - Yahoo! News The homeowner has to feel like the guy is trying to rob him a second time.
    12. sporter

      Important Indiana Code you should all know: Castle Doctrine

      Indiana Code 35-41-3 IC 35-41-3 Chapter 3. Defenses Relating to Culpability IC 35-41-3-1 Legal authority Sec. 1. A person is justified in engaging in conduct otherwise prohibited if he has legal authority to do so. As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1977...
    13. T

      Castle law

      I have to relate a story I was told last nite. I guy I know as in my wife works around this fellows wife and I have been to parties over the years. Decent law abiding guy. Story goes,,, He was at the wallyworld and someone was parked in the middle of an aisle as in waiting for a parking...
    14. J

      Standing Your Ground, NW Times Newspaper

      Depite Ind. law, shooting first is risky The Huerta guys defense tried to use the "standing your ground" law to say it was alright for Huerta to shoot. I've always been told that even if you get beat up, then are finally able to draw when the assailant is running away, you are not allowed to...
    15. edsinger

      Castle Law Question

      What states have this? I know of only FLA and MO, is there any work underway for Indiana to get one into law?
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