tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420886806115679313.post485229474064136883..comments2023-11-15T19:12:11.313-06:00Comments on Push the Pull Door: IL SB 1013 . . . Zombie Shell BillDonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15824445546892392815noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420886806115679313.post-45717678808717146772009-07-07T17:32:08.368-05:002009-07-07T17:32:08.368-05:00Illinois doesn't have a "Castle Law."...Illinois doesn't have a "Castle Law." The reason such laws were needed in most states was that most laws had statutes that specified under what circumstances a person had a "duty to retreat" before using force to defend himself. The Castle Doctrine simply states that you have no duty to retreat if you have the legal right to be where you are when the attack comes.<br /><br />In Illinois, there is no such duty to retreat in the law, so we don't have a need for a law to rectify it. And we have the civil protection you see in 5/7-1, so even if the goblin wants to sue you, he or his heirs have show that he was not acting as the "aggressor" and that you acted with "willful and wanton" misconduct--so mistakes don't cut it.<br /><br />The CCW instructor quoted in that article from Peoria did a pretty good job overall, but he hasn't lived in Illinois since 1982 and things have changed since his day. He got an education in the thread on the article at <a href="http://illinoiscarry.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=16856" rel="nofollow">Illinoiscarry.org</a>.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824445546892392815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420886806115679313.post-64531763301949078302009-07-07T15:32:10.507-05:002009-07-07T15:32:10.507-05:00Ha! Disregard my last. Found it:
720 ILCS 5/7-1
...Ha! Disregard my last. Found it:<br /><br />720 ILCS 5/7-1<br /><br />Not a "Castle Doctrine," but close enough for us dummies.ChiefJayBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09512400745512386169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420886806115679313.post-47684703458557613542009-07-07T15:22:52.556-05:002009-07-07T15:22:52.556-05:00Teach-
Can you clarify the "Castle Doctrine&...Teach-<br /><br />Can you clarify the "Castle Doctrine" you state that Illinois has? According to this article posted in the Peoria Journal-Star, the CCW instructor this reporter talked to states that IL has no such law. I would prefer you to be right. Do you have a ILCS number to reference?<br /><br />http://www.pjstar.com/opinions/x1141247609/Adams-Arming-myself-with-knowledgeChiefJayBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09512400745512386169noreply@blogger.com