Nays: Drummond, Guttenberg, Holmes, Josephson, Kerttula

Really Beth? Someone is trying to kill, rape, or cause bodily harm and you have the means to defend yourself and you want a person to run away? Shouldn't the criminal run away?

A major firearms manufacturer is now writing Come and Take Them, in Greek, on the side of their 1911's (their .45 autos as designed by John Browning in 1905). We trust ourselves, and with history on our side we don't trust government to protect us or take care of us. Those who tell us we can only be safe if we give up our freedom most likely want to kill us, and you only need look at the news or read history to believe that. We have a White House that won't even agree that it will not use drones to kill Americans who have never been convicted of anything, but still the liberals stick with Obama and want him to take our guns.

So thank you to Representative Neuman for being so persistent with this bill, and thank you to every legislator who voted for it. This legislation allows law-abiding Alaskans to stay alive, and therefore it is at least one thousand times more important than any legislation related to oil and money!

"...kill, rape, or cause bodily harm" is already covered without the new bill. The Stand Your Ground issue is fraught with accidents waiting to happen.

THough never so magnanimously "appointed" to me by lawyers and lawmakers. The right to defend oneself is infused in every living organism's DNA. Even plants have ways to defend themselves when threatened and yet they have no legislature to "allow" them to do it. When threatened with death or bodily harm, my first course and only course of action is to survive the assault. Let the lawyers figure it out after that.

You're right that we already knew to do that but we need this legislation to tell the Alaska attorney class - the attorneys, the assistant attorneys general and the judges that we CAN do it. Even though this legislation is supported by Governor Parnell the attorneys in the Department of Law do not support it because they are part of the attorney class that would have all of us entirely dependent upon government for our safety and even for our very lives.

already in law, now it just means some of you rightwing nutcases can blast someone and then hide behind "stand your ground" as a defense for murder. All those who demand this should look and actually READ existing statute. This was not needed and is a waste of legislative time and money, not to mention the possibility of someone dying for no good reason over this. Just hope it isn't someone close to you. Remember not to wear a hoodie when leaving the house!!!

If Trevon Martin had a gun to protect himself from the bad guy with a gun he would still be alive according to Wayne LaPierre.

What relevance to this issue does that slogan have? Seriously, this bill doesn't prevent you from protecting yourself in a life or death situation. This bill protects armed citizens who unnecessarily use deadly force in a confrontation. Keyword, "unnecessary"... as in help is not necessary.

Just a reminder to those who consider themselves to be Christians/followers of the teachings of Jesus Christ. There is NOTHING in the New Testiment that says you can kill/hurt someone just because you are afraid they might kill/hurt you. In fact there is nothing in there that says you can kill/hurt them even if they DO kill/hurt you or someone you love (the word for that is vigilantism). If you can find something in the Bible, especially the New Testiment, that I am missing, PLEASE POST.

If you are a Christian, "not committing murder" and your eternal soul are supposed to be a priority over your bodily safety. And yes, it is still murder even if the person you kill is a "bad" person.

Scenario I'm walking my cat late one evening in December, it's dark & no ones around. (They may be lighting eagan dr, but where my house is there's limited street lights.) So I ask you please define unnecessary, is it rape, being assaulted by multiple attackers, or just one mugger that’s got a knife? Should I train my cat to attack on command? Blow my whistle & hope someone comes to help? Use my cell phone to call for help? Pull out my 357 & ask do you feel lucky? Well do ya punk?
I'd prefer the last option & if the punk did (feel lucky) he's done, more than likely he'd run as .criminals are notoriously cowards.

that scenario is already covered in statute, how about some guy walking home behind you, his hood up cause it is cold and snowing, sees his house ahead and speeds up to get inside....you fear for your life turn and fire and an innocent man just trying to get home to a warm fireplace is dead. With no repercussions to you...cause you "stood your ground", sounds effed up to me.

already exist in those cases where you are in eminent danger. Those posting otherwise need to read the story with some intensity.

Any change is not going to grant you a legal stance of protecting yourself or others without your having to show there was an eminent threat. So don't reload and expect you'll be able to take on all those whose finger is waving in your direction as they pass you on roadway.

The change proposed is another of the vague issues attorneys like. Nothing in the change implies you do not have to prove your actions were necessary. A jury is gong to decide things on more than a simple one line law.

I surprised Socrates referred to the bible to make his point. I know of no other reference or doctrine that would have more killing in it.

Helll lets just all pack guns around who give a flying piece of crap poop anymore the whole freaking world is going to helll-

If you can't beat them join them so I'm going to start packing - by the way I feel my life is being put in jepordy with all the firework bombs going off near my place so watch out folks I am protecting my rights if your bombs stray on my property I will fire back to protect my propert, pets and family!