PA Bill Number: HB274
Title: In compensation, providing for eligibility related to domestic violence.
Description: In compensation, providing for eligibility related to domestic violence. ...
Last Action: Laid on the table
Last Action Date: Jan 29, 2025
Defense Stories
Virginia Self-Defense: Homeowner shoots suspected burglar in Hampton :: 08/16/2017
HAMPTON, Va. (WVEC) -- Police say a man is recovering in the hospital after he allegedly broke into a Hampton residence and was subsequently shot by the homeowner.
Nebraska Self-Defense: Shot that hit Omaha man accused of domestic assault was fired in self-defense, prosecutor says :: 08/15/2017
A prosecutor said Friday that Anthony Evans had shown up at the house of his ex-girlfriend and his three children several times before the night of Aug. 2, when officers found him lying in the backyard, a gunshot wound to his abdomen.
Georgia Self-Defense: Alleged home invader fatally shot in Warner Robins :: 08/14/2017
An armed man was fatally shot early Sunday when he allegedly broke into an apartment in Warner Robins.
Pennsylvania Self-Defense: Wilkes-Barre Stabbing Called Case of Self-Defense :: 08/12/2017
WILKES-BARRE -- A stabbing in Wilkes-Barre is being called a case of self-defense.
Georgia Self-Defense: homeowner kills intruder with history of break-ins :: 08/10/2017
A 23-year-old man was shot and killed by a homeowner after he broke into a house in Columbus, Georgia, Monday night.
Ohio Self-Defense: Columbus man kills home intruder in self-defense, police say :: 08/09/2017
A homeowner shot and killed an intruder in self-defense late Monday on Kingsberry Street, according to Columbus police.
Texas Self-Defense: Man wounded in exchange of gunfire with robber taken to local hospital :: 08/09/2017
WACO, Texas (KWTX) A man who was wounded early Tuesday in Waco in an exchange of gunfire with a robber was taken to a local hospital.
Arkansas Self-Defense: Blytheville Police release details behind deadly armed robbery attempt :: 08/08/2017
BLYTHEVILLE, AR (KAIT) - The Blytheville Police Department is investigating a death that happened after an attempted robbery at the Domino's Pizza on 6th Street around 10:30 Sunday night.
Campus rape survivor: Carrying gun would have prevented attack :: 08/08/2017
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Pro-campus carry legislators have promised to bring back the issue next session. Florida is one of 20 states that ban any form of campus carry.
Florida Self-Defense: 3 Stabbed Before Man With Gun Stops Robber :: 08/08/2017
SEMINOLE, FL — Two good Samaritans suffered stab wounds on Sunday when they tried to come to a woman’s aid in a Publix parking lot in Seminole. That’s when Pinellas County deputies say a third good Samaritan with a gun stepped in and put an end to the struggle without firing a shot.
Washington Self-Defense: He broke into an apartment, police say, but left with a gunshot wound, not valuables :: 08/08/2017
A man broke into a Puyallup apartment late Sunday and got a bullet for his trouble.
Florida Self-Defense: Elderly Home Owner Shoots, Kills Suspected Home Invader :: 08/07/2017
LAKELAND, Fla. -- An elderly couple was woken up by someone who broke into their home overnight, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. And now that intruder is dead.
Michigan Self-Defense: Man, 61, shoots teenager trying to steal his gun in Detroit :: 08/07/2017
DETROIT, MI (WDIV) — A recent robbery attempt in a Detroit gas station backfired when a teenager picked the wrong man to mess with.
Georgia Self-Defense: Mom who killed home invader: It was either him or me, and I wasn't going :: 08/06/2017
COBB COUNTY, Ga. - Homicide detectives are investigating a deadly home invasion in Cobb County.
Arizona Self-Defense: Police: Armed Woman Stops Road Rage Attacker with One Shot :: 08/04/2017
Police in Glendale, Arizona, say an armed woman stopped a road rage attacker with one shot on Wednesday.
Arizona Self-Defense: Concealed carrying customer stops pharmacy robbery :: 08/03/2017
An attempted robbery at a Phoenix drug store Tuesday evening was foiled by a customer who was legally carrying a concealed handgun.
Arizona Self-Defense: Nude man walks into Tempe home, chased out by homeowner :: 08/03/2017
TEMPE, AZ - Authorities are continuing to search for a man who walked into a Tempe home without any clothes on.
Indiana Self-Defense: Armed neighbors help stop Jeffersonville home intruder :: 08/03/2017
JEFFERSONVILLE, IN (WAVE) - Neighbors on one Jeffersonville street immediately became first responders after a man forced himself into one of their homes.
Indiana Self-Defense: Greenwood Homeowner Holds Burglary Suspect At Gunpoint :: 08/03/2017
GREENWOOD, Ind. – An Indianapolis man is in jail after police say he broke into someone’s home only to be held by the homeowner at gunpoint until the cops arrived.
Massachusetts Self-Defense: Man shot while breaking into sister's home in Dighton :: 08/03/2017
DIGHTON, Mass. (WPRI) — A New Hampshire man was shot Wednesday while trying to break into a family member’s home in Dighton, according to the town’s police department.
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