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Free State Wyoming (FSW) Promotional => Making the Case for Moving Toward Freedom (and Wyoming!) => Topic started by: kingskid on May 27, 2012, 11:26:37 AM
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You've all probably heard about MMD law in Colorado (and other places?). Does WY have something similar?
KK
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You've all probably heard about MMD law in Colorado (and other places?). Does WY have something similar?
KK
It doesn't yet, but we are working on it. ;)
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Make my day laws (better known as Stand Your Ground/Removal of a Duty to Retreat) do not yet exist in Wyoming.
But, Wyoming does support Castle Laws (Duty to Retreat is removed in residences)
I believe that Wyoming also expanded the definition of a residence to possibly include places of temporary residence (ie motels) but I'm not 100%.
I'm also not a legal expert, so don't quote me on anything either :)
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Hmmm, surprised that WY is actually behind CO on this important law, but good to know it is being worked on.
KK
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Often, such laws appear in states as a reaction to prosecutorial abuse. I don't think there is much of that sort of thing in Wyoming (outside of things like drug busts) so there's probably not so much pressure for the law. But I wouldn't downgrade Wyoming on that account.
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Paul: Often, such laws appear in states as a reaction to prosecutorial abuse. I don't think there is much of that sort of thing in Wyoming (outside of things like drug busts) so there's probably not so much pressure for the law. But I wouldn't downgrade Wyoming on that account.
Oh no, never even thought about that being a mark against Wyoming! Good point though on the prosecutorial abuse issue. I have no idea what precipitated the law for CO. There are pockets of sanity here so maybe it was pushed by some conservatives. I do know that El Paso County where I live has a "shall issue" law for the CCW permits. Heck, when I went to get mine, they almost served it to me on a silver platter. I was expecting to be grilled, but just the opposite.
KK