PA Bill Number: HB1441
Title: Providing for tenants' rights in cases of violence.
Description: Providing for tenants' rights in cases of violence. ...
Last Action: Referred to JUDICIARY
Last Action Date: Jun 30, 2024
Defense Stories
North Carolina Self-Defense: Woman fights back, shoots suspect after 5 men try to rob her at ATM :: 03/18/2020
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A woman was in her car Wednesday morning at a Wells Fargo ATM in north Charlotte when she said five men tried to rob her, but she pulled out a gun and shot one of them.
South Carolina Self-Defense: Citizen holds man at gun point after Sumter police chase :: 03/18/2020
SUMTER COUNTY, S.C. — The Sumter County Sheriff's Office seized more than four pounds of marijuana after a driver wrecked his car trying to evade a traffic stop and have a citizen to thank for helping with the capture.
Illinois Self-Defense: Shooting On Joliet's Far West Side Leaves Man Hospitalized :: 03/17/2020
JOLIET, IL — A 35-year-old man getting ready to leave for work was shot in the leg around 3:35 a.m. Monday in a far west side subdivision, Joliet's police said. The man told police he was shot after being confronted by two masked men who showed up at his property.
Texas Self-Defense: Disabled apartment resident shoots burglar to death :: 03/16/2020
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A disabled woman shot an intruder to death Saturday afternoon at her north Harris County apartment, according to investigators.
Michigan Self-Defense: Accused robber shot by Mount Clemens gas-station cashier pleads to 14 charges :: 03/12/2020
A man who was shot by a gas station clerk while committing the last of three robberies entered pleas and agreed to spend 17 years in prison.
Tennessee Self-Defense: Man claims self-defense in Eleven North apartment shooting death :: 03/12/2020
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Metro Police are investigating a claim of self-defense in a deadly shooting that occurred in the parking lot of Eleven North Apartments on 300 11th Avenue North in North Gulch on Monday night.
Colorado Self-Defense: Homeowner who fatally shot intruder won't be charged; DA calls it justifiable homicide under Colorado's Make My Day law :: 03/11/2020
A Colorado homeowner who fatally shot an intruder late last year won't be charged in the incident, as the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office determined it was a justifiable homicide under the state's "Make My Day" law, Wheat Ridge Police said.
Indiana Self-Defense: Bystander with gun broke up Walmart bat attack :: 03/10/2020
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) -- Police say a bystander armed with a gun kept a brutal baseball bat beating on Saturday from being even worse.
Texas Self-Defense: Man killed in domestic dispute after he shot his girlfriend in Arlington, police say :: 03/09/2020
A man was fatally shot after he wounded his girlfriend Saturday in a domestic dispute in Arlington, police say.
Florida Self-Defense: When Her Gunshots Don't Stop Armed Robber, Mom Goes Hand-to-Hand and Takes Him Down :: 03/08/2020
I suppose if you’re a robber, you don’t know whether the house you’re breaking into is the home of a sheriff’s deputy. It’s a pretty unlucky thing, though — and it could end with a few bullets being fired at you.
Wisconsin Self-Defense: Sheriff identifies alleged Juneau County intruder shot by homeowner :: 03/05/2020
MAUSTON (WKOW) -- A man who allegedly tried to break into a town of Kingston home Wednesday before being shot by the owner has been identified by authorities.
Washington Self-Defense: A stranger assaulted a woman who was walking in downtown Tacoma, charges allege :: 03/03/2020
A woman was assaulted by a stranger while she walked to her apartment Saturday in downtown Tacoma, court records allege.
North Carolina Self-Defense: He shot him four or five times: Shopper shoots, kills armed robbery suspect in Greensboro :: 03/01/2020
GREENSBORO, N.C. — The terrifying armed robbery lasted less than a minute -- ending when a customer pulled out their own gun and shot the suspect four to five times.
Florida Self-Defense: Florida deputy shoots ax-wielding man who busted into her home, sheriff says :: 02/27/2020
An ax-wielding Florida man picked the wrong home to break into Tuesday night when he busted down a sheriff’s deputy’s door and was shot multiple times, authorities said.
Illinois Self-Defense: Woman Exchanges Shots With Would-Be Robber In Little Village, But No One Is Struck :: 02/27/2020
CHICAGO (CBS) — A woman exchanged gunshots with a man who was robbing her in Little Village Thursday evening, but no one ended up being shot.
Alabama Self-Defense: Home Intruder Clings To Life After Being Shot In Head By Young Dad Protecting His Family :: 02/26/2020
A young family is safe today thanks to 2A, and the criminal who broke into their Alabama home is clinging to life after sustaining multiple gunshots.
Maine Self-Defense: Maine man shot by people he was trying to rob, police say :: 02/26/2020
One man is in critical condition after police say he was shot by the people he was trying to rob.
Texas Self-Defense: Alleged burglar charged with murder after accomplices are shot down in attempted home invasion, Austin police say :: 02/26/2020
AUSTIN, Texas - Austin police have charged a man with murder after police said he and two of his accomplices tried to rob two roommates at their northeast Austin apartment on Feb. 18. That robbery left his alleged accomplices dead.
Wisconsin Self-Defense: Man tried to rob another man at knifepoint in Allouez, but the would-be victim had a gun :: 02/22/2020
ALLOUEZ – Police are looking for a man they say tried to rob another man at knifepoint while he was plowing snow on Saturday.
Virginia Self-Defense: Virginia farmer holds goat thief at gunpoint :: 02/20/2020
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) — AVirginia man held a suspect who was trying to steal goats from his farm at gunpoint until authorities could arrive to make an arrest, authorities said.
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