Bill > H5072

This bill amends South Carolina law regarding the use of deadly force, specifically by removing the provision that allowed a person not engaged in unlawful activity to use deadly force without a duty to retreat in places they have a right to be, including their place of business. This means that while the law still presumes a reasonable fear of imminent peril when using deadly force in certain situations like unlawful entry into a dwelling, residence, or occupied vehicle, the right to "stand your ground" and use deadly force without retreating is no longer explicitly extended to places of business. The bill also renumbers subsequent subsections of the law.