30 July 2024

Guam Extends the Right of Self-Defense Slightly

Guam is a part of the United States, after all. Former Chief of Police calls for public education on expanded castle doctrine.

Guam is an unincorporated territory of the United States in the Mariana Islands, located in the Western Pacific Ocean. It is about 1400 miles south of Japan, and about 3700 miles west of Hawaii.

The Castle Doctrine in Guam has been expanded to include the curtilage of your home.

We think of curtilage as an extended area outside your house that you take care of,” [University of Guam legal studies faculty Frank Ishizaki said].

It is not a Stand Your Ground law.

“What are your rights? When can you use force? Just because you piss me off is not a sufficient justification to hurt somebody,” Ishizaki said.

“You have to have this reasonable fear of peril, death or serious injury….”

Not a big step, but a step toward liberty.

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