"I think there's nothing wrong with going slow," said Senate Health Committee Chairman Chuck Purgason, D-Coalfield. "Usually when you work slow you're more careful of what you pass, making sure that you do everything right."
The legislation will now move to the Senate, where the sponsor of similar legislation in the Senate - Sen. Chuck Purgason, R-Caulfield - is optimistic about its chances.
Goodman and Sen. Chuck Purgason, R-Caulfield, have each proposed nearly identical bills that allow anyone who reasonably believes that their residence has been unlawfully entered to use lethal force. The bills propose that Missourians have "no duty to retreat" when faced with an intruder in their home attempting to commit a violent felony.
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