RALEIGH, N.C. — There's a legal presumption people inside their home, car or business are justified in shooting an intruder in legislation now heading to the North Carolina House.
The bill expanding the state's "castle doctrine" was given final Senate approval Monday night.
The law currently says people don't have to retreat inside their homes to defend themselves, but they may have to persuade a prosecutor a shooting was reasonable.
The bill would shift the burden of proof to the district attorney that the shooting wasn't justified. A shooter also would be presumed to have acted appropriately during an attempted carjacking or business break-in.
Senators approved the bill 35-13 after opponents argued the expand doctrine would cause more people to arm themselves.
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