State of Tennessee Passes a Law the Allows 'Deadly Force' to be Implemented when Defending Property

Added: 2026-05-05

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[00:00:18]Whether you live in the state of Tennessee or not, if you agree with this bill that Tennessee lawmakers just recently passed, allowing deadly force to defend your property. So basically, if somebody stealing your stuff, you can use deadly force against them to make sure they don't make off with whatever it is. Now, I find this interesting because nowadays stealing is at an all-time high. So is home invasions and things like that.

[00:00:51]Take a look at what they said. They're gonna get a pros and cons to it. And at the end, could you please drop me a line and tell me if you agree with this or not? And then I'll come back with commentary and tell you how I feel. Take a look.

[00:01:04]>> And happening right now at the Tennessee State House. After more than three months of work, lawmakers expect to hear the final gavvel of this legislative session really any moment now. So, how did they spend their final day on the Hill? Speeding through and debating final bills, of course.

[00:01:20]>> And our Capitol Hill reporter Chris Davis has followed all the action from the beginning, including updates now on a bill expanding when you can use lethal force, and changes inside classrooms.

[00:01:33]>> The last day of session can often feel like the last day of school. Talk of summer plans, group pictures, even a rare visit from the principal.

[00:01:42]>> Mr. Clark, call next bill. But lawmakers also had to cram to finish up some of their homework.

[00:01:47]>> If someone is destroying your property that you can use lethal force to protect it, >> including Representative Kip Kapley's bill that would include protecting your property to win Tennessans are allowed to use deadly force.

[00:02:00]>> Person must reasonably believe deadly force is immediately necessary to prevent the others commission of arson, burglary, robbery, aggravated robbery, aggravated cruelty to animals. I do not think we should give license to individuals to kill people over property.

[00:02:18]>> Members of both parties gave it a failing grade.

[00:02:21]>> Not harming you in the sense that they're going to kill you, but if they're stealing from you in your property or maybe they're in the wrong place at the wrong time.

[00:02:31]>> But the bill ultimately passed.

[00:02:33]>> The biblical saying is an eye for an eye. But in Tennessee, people could be allowed to take a life if someone takes their things. That bill allowing deadly force to defend property is now heading to the governor's desk. What's your property worth? And how far is too far to protect what's yours? In Tennessee, lawmakers just raised the stakes.

[00:02:53]>> Right now, under current law, if someone is breaking into your property, if they're stealing from you, if they're destroying what you've worked your entire life to build, you're expected to wait. You're expected to hesitate.

[00:03:04]You're expected to second guessess and take a calculated risk at defending what's yours. This bill would let people use deadly force to protect their property if they believe they had no other option and there's also a serious threat to human safety. Democrats pushing back against the legislation.

[00:03:20]>> The reason that we were taught you don't kill people over property is because they are not putting at risk an innocent human life. What this legislation seems to be doing is lowering that threshold significantly and substantially. Even some Republicans had their concerns, worried the bill could justify shooting an older person with dementia who unknowingly was in the wrong place.

[00:03:43]>> The good book says that it's an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. And what that really is given to humanity for is to restrain us from going after someone in a greater way than they have harmed us. My concern here, Representative Kapley, is that you're saying, what I'm hearing you say is that if someone is stealing from you, not not harming you in the sense that they're going to kill you, but if they're stealing from you in your property, or maybe they're in the wrong place at the wrong time, that you could do something more than an eye for an eye or a tooth for a tooth.

[00:04:23]>> But before House lawmakers could vote on the bill, debate got personal. I I think the people of your district deserve better and and I I hope you would be very serious um in considering legislation like this and you can laugh all you want but I see that your answers are non-existent just like your hairline.

[00:04:36]>> I call Representative Jones of Davidson out of order in violation of rule 19.

[00:04:41]>> Lawmakers casting a formal vote that Jones broke the rules before ultimately passing the bill.

[00:04:47]>> Okay guys, you seen it. What do you think? You like it? Don't like it? Leave me a comment and tell me what you think.

[00:04:55]Because in my opinion, I love that [ __ ] By the time they started giving harsh penalties or giving a hard line of whether you want to commit a crime or not, you know what I'm saying? Hell, make accountability great again. Bring it back. See, cuz I'm going to tell you something. No matter what the law is against a crime, the only way to get around that is don't do the crime.

[00:05:24]If you don't steal, that shouldn't bother you at all. Cuz I'm going to tell you something. They made valid points.

[00:05:31]They made valid points. And it's the same stuff I talk about on this channel with you guys when I give my opinion.

[00:05:38]People have no shame nowadays. People don't care nowadays. People just go out and do whatever they want to do, whether it's to you or your things, and take what they want rather than work for what they want.

[00:05:55]This is how it is. All these smash and grabs, all this other stupid stuff, running in jewelry stores and this and that and creating bad days for people.

[00:06:05]I have nothing bad to say about this. I don't. Cuz I'm going to tell you something. They were talking about, "Oh, well, you can't really put anything on a human life." Okay.

[00:06:19]Well, people are putting their lives ahead. Well, they're they're putting their wants before their lives when they go out here and do this type of stuff.

[00:06:26]Run up in your home, steal your car.

[00:06:30]Seriously, what's the crime worth? They talking about what's the life? What's the crime worth? I'm going tell you something, man.

[00:06:38]They can use all different type of scenarios, right? But most of the people that's out here stealing right now are doing it because they feel like it. The urge is too strong for them to think about anything else but taking your [ __ ] And I told you before, like the uh home defense thing in some states, it's so messed up. You got to think twice before you even defend your property or yourself when a bunch of people come up in your house or just come and just decide to take something you worked your ass off for. I agree 100% with that.

[00:07:11]They need to nationalize it. Seriously, they need to nationalize this type of stuff. You run up in somebody's yard.

[00:07:18]Listen, when I was Let me say this real fast.

[00:07:21]When I was young, right, your property was everything. If somebody came in your house to talk to you, they would ask for permission to come in in your yard. They would meet you at the gate and talk and then you say, "Nah, come on in." And then you they come in. You don't see that no more. Mother bust up in your yard, want to fight on you, want to attack you, all kind of stuff. That's the ultimate form of disrespect.

[00:07:45]your house and your things that bring you peace. Nobody has any right to disrupt that. I love that [ __ ] I love it. Cuz I'm going to tell you something. When somebody stealing your stuff, they know it don't belong to them. They know it belongs to somebody else, but they don't care. They just want it. Yeah. Well, put your life on the line. See what it's worth.

[00:08:08]Will this stop it?

[00:08:11]I don't know. Because nowadays, man, stealing is a pastime for some people.

[00:08:16]It is. And they don't care. If you look at this whole thing for what it is, right? They're trying to defend people who get [ __ ] up for trying to steal somebody else's [ __ ] after they defend their property. I don't think there's anything wrong with any of that, defending your [ __ ] But I'm going to tell you something. They talking about human lives. Yeah. Well, what about the human lives that are upended when somebody steals a car? You can't get your kids to school. You can't keep your job.

[00:08:52]You think a job when they hear, "Hey, my car got stolen. I ain't going to be in it's going to take me a while." Most people living paycheck to paycheck in this country. And to have somebody come and steal your valuables only to sell them for way less than what they they are or to go joy riding your [ __ ] while [ __ ] your life up, it's unacceptable.

[00:09:10]So, I agree with that 100%. Leave me a comment. Tell me if you agree or disagree. There's nothing wrong with it.

[00:09:15]It is what it is. I'm Stock Market Steve for the Dynamic Reason channel. As always, like, comment, share, and subscribe. I would make that [ __ ] a national thing and see what happened.

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