Texas HB2895 amends the legal justification for using force or deadly force in response to violent felonies.
Texas HB2895 amends the Texas Penal Code to clarify the legal justification for using force or deadly force in response to the commission or attempted commission of a violent felony. The bill defines "violent felony" as a felony involving the intentional or knowing use, attempted use, or threatened use of force or deadly force. It allows individuals to use force if they reasonably believe it is necessary to protect themselves from the use or attempted use of unlawful force.
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