Washington State armed citizens are being lobbied to push for adoption of a proposed statute that will strengthen the Evergreen State’s lethal force self-defense law, a measure that was introduced in January and now waits for more co-sponsors.
Leading the charge is veteran firearms instructor Marty Hayes, founder of the Firearms Academy of Seattle. His primary concern is a 2005 Supreme Court ruling in State v. Brightman, a case involving a man who, during the course of a fistfight over $20, pulled a gun and struck his opponent only to have the pistol discharge, fatally wounding Dexter Villa near Titlow Beach in Tacoma.
The bill would amend this state’s self-defense statute, adding language that would make it a true “Castle Doctrine” law (as opposed to “Stand-Your-Ground” statutes in other states that are erroneously called “Castle Doctrine” laws in the press).
Learn more from Dave Workman’s column at Seattle Gun Rights Examiner.
