Extends South Carolina's Stand Your Ground law to include places of worship.

This bill amends South Carolina law to extend the Stand Your Ground provisions to include places of worship. It allows individuals to use force, including deadly force, to defend themselves and others without a duty to retreat when attacked in their home, business, or place of worship. The bill also updates definitions to include "place of worship" and presumes a person has a reasonable fear of imminent peril when using deadly force against an intruder in these locations.

Extends South Carolina's Stand Your Ground law to include places of worship.

This bill amends South Carolina law to extend the Stand Your Ground provisions to include places of worship. It allows individuals to use force, including deadly force, to defend themselves and others without a duty to retreat when attacked in their home, business, or place of worship. The bill also updates definitions to include "place of worship" and presumes a person has a reasonable fear of imminent peril when using deadly force against an intruder in these locations.