Is there civil liability in Florida for injuring a bystander during lawful Stand Your Ground?copyright by Jon H. Gutmacher, Esq. In Florida, Stand Your Ground, and other self defense situations have come under intense scrutiny, especially in recent months. However, one aspect of self defense law often overlooked concerns whether there is criminal and civil …
Month: September 2018
Frailty & Susceptibility as a defense to the Use of Deadly Force in Self Defense by Jon H. Gutmacher, Esq. In July of this year (2018) we all can remember the Clearwater convenience store parking lot shooting involving Michael Drejka and Markeis McGlockton. Where McGlockton forcefully pushed Drejka to the ground, and as a result …
Florida Firearm Laws — Short Questions & Answers: I get a number of Florida Gun law related questions each week, and I thought I’d have a post that would accumulate all of them for convenience. This section is copyright by jon gutmacher 2018: QUESTION: Florida gun law now states a person under 21 can’t purchase …
A Suggested Fix for Problems with the Self Defense Statutes in Florida Chapter 776 of the Florida Statutes covers the self defense area in Florida. It has several major shortcomings caused by drafting errors in a 2014 amendments to the chapter, and one major problem that the Legislature overlooked, and has never really addressed. My …
Florida Statute 790.053 prohibits open carry of firearms and certain other weapons. Florida Statute 790.25(3) makes certain exceptions to allow both open and concealed carry – but incredibly — even with permission — it is not generally legal to carry on private property, even with the permission of the property owner. Sure — it’s OK …