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Castle Doctrine PR

http://www.primerahora.com/noticias/gobierno-politica/nota/defensoresdelasarmascelebrannuevaleydedoctrinadelcastillo-1278342/

In April 2018 a new law was passed in Puerto Rico allowing the castle doctrine in your home, place of work, personal vehicle and any place where the individual has the right to be.— Preceding unsigned comment added by [[User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{1}}}#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{1}}}|contribs]])

Please add it here: Castle doctrine

North Dakota becomes a stand-your-ground state

I'm not the best at editing, so somebody who's better should update this page, as North Dakota became a Stand Your Ground State today.

https://www.kfyrtv.com/2021/04/20/burgum-signs-stand-your-ground-bill/

Gender disparity?

In the United States section there is a subsection titled 'Racial disparity'. Perhaps gender disparity should be added to this article as well. Such as analyzed in these RS for example: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10209986/, https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-law-medicine-and-ethics/article/gender-and-stand-your-ground-laws-a-critical-appraisal-of-existing-research/AF2A985FB09F80750A4A8BEC75ED39B3, https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/show/the-legal-pitfalls-domestic-violence-victims-face-when-they-defend-themselves, https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/02/29/elizabeth-flock-furies-domestic-violence-self-defense-law/

- IOHANNVSVERVS (talk) 05:15, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Practical Difference

Is there any actual difference between stand your ground and duty to retreat? The article says that stand your ground means you can use lethal force if necessary to defend yourself and duty to retreat means you may not use lethal force to defend yourself unless this is necessary. Don't this both practically mean the same thing (if lethal force necessary then legal, if lethal force not necessary then not legal)? Shaked13 (talk) 18:59, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]