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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 518
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 531
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. SAMPSON, 16th Dist.
AN ACT CREATING A STAND -YOUR-GROUND LAW.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That title 53a of the general statutes be amended to adopt a stand-1
your-ground policy to allow someone to use force in self-defense when 2
there is reasonable belief of a threat, without an obligation to retreat 3
first, but would require the person standing their ground to (1) have a 4
legal right to be at the location, and (2) not be engaged in an unlawful 5
activity. 6
Statement of Purpose:
To allow stand-your-ground self-defense.