NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – A bill aimed at lowering the standard of deadly force for Tennesseans to protect their property failed in the Senate.
The bill, SB 1407/HB 0856, would have lowered the standard for use of deadly force to protect property.
It also would have specified that deadly force does not include the display/brandishing of a weapon or the use of force in circumstances that do not result in death or serious bodily injury…