Assemblymember David Tangipa, a Republican, warned that the bill would allow California to punish crime victims if they don’t “exhaust all options” before opening fire on the person trying to rob, rape, or kill them.
“We have situations where police have to react in the moment, and those are trained individuals,” he told CalMatters. “Now we’re asking people who are untrained to make decisions that could cost them their lives. … It doesn’t matter the (bill’s) intentions, it’s the implications at the end of the road.”
