Not really, but maybe I should think about it.

The Florida House of Representatives, citing the need to allow people to "stand their ground," voted 94-20 to codify and expand court rulings that already allow people to use deadly force to protect themselves in their homes without first trying to escape.

The new bill goes further by allowing citizens to use deadly force in a public place if they have a reasonable belief they are in danger of death or great bodily harm. It applies to all means of force that may result in death, although the legislative debate focused on guns.

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Like many states, Florida courts have ruled that people have a right to defend themselves in their homes. Florida courts have expanded that "Castle Doctrine" to include employees in their workplaces and drivers who are attacked in their automobiles.

Outside the home, however, courts have ruled that most victims must at least attempt to escape before using deadly force, a provision gun advocates say puts victims at greater risk. The proposal removes that requirement if a person has a reasonable fear of death or great bodily harm.

Critics fear that this bill 'gives gun owners a license to kill.'

I do not own a gun (not that there's anything wrong with that). But with or without a gun my instinct will be fight over flight. If someone tries to kill you, turning your back makes the task all the easier.

Laws that require victims to flee (or even *only* to subdue) their assailants are inane, and wherever I am -- in Florida or elsewhere -- I will never cede my safety to the unfounded fears of politicians.