by Marine Glisovic (msglisovic@sbgtv.com)
Following a more than three-hour long debate, members of the House Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday (Feb. 2) against SB 24 – a proposal to end the duty to retreat when using physical or deadly force.
Despite the bill failing to get out of committee, its lead sponsor, Sen. Bob Ballinger, R-Oark, said he’s “confident it becomes law.”
The House co-sponsor of the bill, Rep. Aaron Pilkington, R-Clarksville, said he plans to ask the full House to extract the bill out of committee as early as Wednesday, potentially bringing it to a vote on the House floor.
