Bill in NH House would give motorists right to use deadly force in some cases
Opponents say bill would allow for legal road-rage shootouts Share Updated: 10:34 PM EST Feb 22, 2021
Opponents say bill would allow for legal road-rage shootouts Share Updated: 10:34 PM EST Feb 22, 2021
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Show Transcript RAISING CONCERNS OVER POTENTIALLY DEADLY CONSEQUENCES. WHEN IT COMES TO CASES OF ROAD RAGE. AMID LAST YEAR S PROTESTS. SOME NEW HAMPSHIRE LAWMAKERS SAW VIDEO OF HIGHLY CHARGED SITUATIONS INVOLVING VEHICLES SURROUNDED BY RIOTERS OR ANGRY PROTESTERS, AND WHILE NOTHING LIKE THIS HAPPENED HERE THEY WANTED TO GIVE PEOPLE THE LEGAL RIGHT TO RESPOND WITH DEADLY FORCE FROM THEIR VEHICLE IN A RIOT. ((00:00 - 00:12)) IF YOU RE ALLOWED TO USE THIS KIND OF FORCE INSIDE OF YOUR HOME, YOUR CAR IS - IT S STILL PROPERTY, AND YOU RE INSIDE YOUR CAR, WHICH, I KNOW IT S NOT YOUR HOME BUT IT S PARALLEL. DEBATE IN COMMITTEE HUNG UP ON THE POT