,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adde  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #d1       
#bjbc,mr4 ,mullin introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title  
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to provide  
an affirmative defense for certain      
criminal violations1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,stand ,your ,ground
 ,act of #bjbc4  #b4 ,certain           
affirmative defenses  7a7 ,affirmative  
defense  7#a7 ,in general ,chapter #a of
 title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #bh4 ,affirmative defense   
for certain criminal violations  7a7    
,definition ,in this section1 the term  
forcible felony includes treason1       
murder1 manslaughter1 sexual battery1   
carjacking1 home-invasion robbery1      
robbery1 burglary1 arson1 kidnapping1   
aggravated assault1 aggravated battery1 

aggravated stalking1 aircraft piracy1   
unlawful throwing1 placing1 or          
discharging of a destructive device or  
bomb1 and any other felony which        
involves the use or threat of physical  
force or violence against any           
individual4  7b7 ,use or threatened use 
of non-,deadly force in defense of      
person  7#a7 ,in general ,it shall be an
 affirmative defense to a prosecution   
under this title that the defendant     
used1 threatened to use1 or attempted to
 use force1 except deadly force1 against
 an aggressor if1 and to the extent     
that1 the defendant reasonably believed 
that the use1 threat to use1 or attempt 
to use such force was necessary to      
defend the defendant or another         
individual against the imminent use of  
unlawful force by the aggressor4  7#b7  
,no duty to retreat ,for purposes of    
paragraph 7#a71 an individual who is at 
risk of becoming a victim of a forcible 
felony shall not be required to first   
seek retreat as the preferred           

alternative to using force to act in    
self-defense4  7c7 ,use or threatened   
use of deadly force in defense of person
  7#a7 ,in general ,it shall be an      
affirmative defense to a prosecution    
under this title that the defendant     
used1 threatened to use1 or attempted to
 use deadly force against an aggressor  
if the defendant reasonably believed    
that the use1 threat to use1 or attempt 
to use such force was necessary to--    
7,a7 prevent imminent death or great    
bodily harm to the defendant or another 
individual2 or  7,b7 prevent the        
imminent commission of a forcible       
felony4  7#b7 ,no duty to retreat2 right
 to stand your ground ,for purposes of  
paragraph 7#a71 an individual who is at 
risk of becoming a victim of a forcible 
felony-- 7,a7 shall not be required to  
first seek retreat as the preferred     
alternative to using force to act in    
self-defense2 and  7,b7 may use any     
means necessary to defend himself or    
herself if the individual-- 7i7 is not  

engaged in criminal activity2 and  7ii7 
is in a place where the individual has a
 right to be4  7d7 ,burden of proof ,the
 defendant has the burden of proving a  
defense under this section by a         
preponderance of the evidence4  4  7#b7 
,table of sections ,the table of        
sections for chapter #a of title #ah1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  #bh4  
,affirmative defense for certain        
criminal violations4  4  7b7 ,effective 
date2 applicability ,the amendments made
 by subsection 7a7 shall-- 7#a7 take    
effect on the date of enactment of this 
,act2 and  7#b7 apply to any prosecution
 commenced after the date of enactment  
of this ,act4