California Assemblyman Rick Chavez Zbur (D–Los Angeles) has introduced a bill that would change the state’s self-defense laws to require people outside their homes to try escaping safely before using deadly force, even if they’re in danger. The bill also says people can’t use lethal force just to protect property or homes and limits self-defense claims if someone starts a fight or uses too much force. Critics say the bill is an attack on people’s right to protect themselves. Zbur says it’s about deterring vigilantes.
