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Subcommittee advances bill allowing deadly force to protect property in narrow circumstances; critics call it dangerous
2779628 · March 26, 2025
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Summary
House Bill 856, which would allow a person to use deadly force in some property‑protection scenarios and when reasonably necessary to effect a lawful arrest, advanced to full judiciary after debate split largely on urban‑rural lines.
House Bill 856, sponsored by Representative Capley, would add circumstances under which a person is justified in using deadly force to prevent or terminate certain offenses against property, including to protect property or to accomplish a lawful arrest when “reasonably necessary,” according to the sponsor’s explanation to the…
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