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Laws that allow individuals to use deadly force in self-defense without a duty to retreat, varying by jurisdiction.
Across U.S. law, the baseline principle is clear in the sources available: ordinary self‑defense doctrines generally do not justify using force against lawful police action, and whether a civilian may...
A U.S. president attempting to order a military invasion of a NATO ally’s territory would confront multiple, overlapping legal and political constraints: domestic constitutional checks—most notably Co...
The timing of when a defender fires — whether before, during, or after being struck by a vehicle — can be legally significant because self‑defense relies on imminence, necessity, and proportionality, ...
It is not categorically legal to use a gun in while "dealing with ice" (): possession and being under the influence of meth are crimes in virtually every jurisdiction , and voluntary intoxication is g...
A clear legislative trend across 2024–2025 shows states continuing to codify and expand doctrines that reduce duties to retreat and broaden where deadly force is justified, even as some legislatures a...