Update: Pennsylvania Senate and House Pass the Castle Doctrine Bill

     The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has joined the state Senate in passing a bill that extends the Castle Doctrine beyond a person's home.  I have posted about this proposal several times since last year.  The measure, which would allow a person to defend himself with with a deadly weapon anywhere he has a legal right to be (e.g. in a car, at work, etc.) without first being obligated to retreat, was overwhelmingly approved last year by the then-Democratic House and Republican Senate, but vetoed by former Governor Ed Rendell, a Democrat.  Governor Tom Corbett, a Republican, is expected to sign the Castle Doctrine bill into law.