Justice Minister urges restraint ahead of new home protection laws

Justice Minister Dermot Ahern said today that new laws on defending your home do not give 'carte blanche' to people to shoot and kill burglars.

Justice Minister urges restraint ahead of new home protection laws
Mon, 19 Jul, 2010 - 15:01

Justice Minister Dermot Ahern said today that new laws on defending your home do not give 'carte blanche' to people to shoot and kill burglars.

Mr Ahern says the Bill, expected to become law by Christmas, merely re-states the law, and defines what reasonable force can be used.

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