Ron DeSantis, the Republican Governor of Florida, is moving forward with legislation that will empower citizens to defend themselves and defend businesses with deadly force against roving mobs who commit mass looting and rioting, as is the style of violent left-wing political groups like Black Lives Matter and Antifa.
A key component of DeSantis’ “anti-mob” legislation includes an expansion to the state’s famous “Stand Your Ground” law, which allows citizens to use deadly force if they fear for their lives.
The expansion would empower citizens to use force against rioters who engage in criminal mischief that results in the “interruption or impairment” of a business.
Looting, which the draft defines as theft burglary within 500 feet of a “violent or disorderly assembly,” would also become recognized as criminal behavior that could be legally repelled with a use of force