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Think about your daily routine and the environment you’re in. What types of situations are you most likely to be exposed to? Once you create a list, determine where the line in the sand is. What has to happen in each situation before you are willing to use a firearm? Burn this into your brain.
Earlier I shared the story of a man who attempted to stab me. Everything I did in that situation was subconscious. I saw the weapon immediately because I always look at people’s hands. I knew I had the right to use deadly force, so I drew my firearm without consciously thinking about it. This should be your goal too, but it does require training.
Stand Your Ground
The Old Law - Before 2005
Prior to 2005, Florida had a retreat law. The retreat law held that you had a duty to retreat before using or threatening to use deadly force, if you could retreat safely. The retreat law did not apply if you were attacked in your home or place of business. Imagine you’re walking down the street and a man approached with a knife threatening to stab you. Under the retreat law, you would not have a right to defend yourself. You would be obligated to run away. Only if the attacker pursued or prevented you from running would you have a right to defend yourself.
The New Law - After 2005
Florida's “stand your ground” law was passed in 2005 and was a major victory for lawful gun owners. Stand your ground eliminates the duty to retreat if you reasonably believe that such force is necessary to prevent imminent death, great bodily harm or to prevent the imminent commission of a forcible felony. For the duty to retreat to be eliminated, you must be in a place where you have a right to be and not be engaged in criminal activity.
F.S. 776.013(3) A person who is attacked in his or her dwelling, residence or vehicle has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand his or her ground and use or threaten to use force, including deadly force, ...
F.S. 776.012 (2) A person is justified in using or threatening to use deadly force if he or she reasonably believes that using or threatening to use such force is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another or to prevent the imminent commission of a forcible felony. A person who uses or threatens to use deadly force in accordance with this subsection does not have a duty to retreat and has the right to stand his