Five of President Joe Biden’s executive orders on ghost guns address areas that don’t seem to be covered by state law in South Dakota. Continue reading “Will Biden’s orders on ‘ghost guns’ impact South Dakota gun owners?”
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Noem signs 13 criminal justice bills into law
Noem has also signs 13 criminal justice bills into law: Continue reading “Noem signs 13 criminal justice bills into law”
‘Stand Your Ground’: What’s really in HB 1212
Stand Your Ground – The fate of a controversial ‘stand your ground’ measure is now in the hands of South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem after House Bill 1212 cleared the Senate on Monday. The bill, which was killed in the Senate Judiciary committee on March 4, was recovered via the ‘smoke out’ rule just hours later. The Senate voted 21-14 in favor of approving the bill. Continue reading “‘Stand Your Ground’: What’s really in HB 1212”
Stand your ground law, shot down
HB 1212 (Stand Your Ground), has been resurrected in the Senate using a controversial “smoke out” rule just hours after it was killed off in the Senate Judiciary committee. The bill will now have the chance to be debated by the Senate at large. Continue reading “Stand your ground law, shot down”
Bill would add SD to 2 dozen states that have ‘stand your ground’ self-defense laws
State senators must decide in the coming days whether South Dakota’s 19th-century stand your ground laws permitting people to use of force in self-defense are clear or should be made stronger.
The state House of Representatives voted 61-7 Thursday night for HB 1212 to strengthen them. Every Republican in the chamber backed the legislation, while every Democrat there opposed it.
The legislation is patterned after Florida law, according to sponsor Kevin Jensen. He said it’s “not really” a ‘stand your ground’ measure. The six-page bill however uses the specific phrase “has the right to stand his or her ground” in several places.
“If you look at the bill carefully, this is not a gun bill. The word ‘gun, firearm, pistol’ doesn’t even exist in the bill. Why? Because self-defense can be with anything. You can defend yourself with a knife, a baseball bat, a tire iron, and your fists, when it comes down to this use of force, and that’s what the whole thing was about, was clarifying use of force,” Jensen said.
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SD Senate clears criminal justice reform bills
The South Dakota Senate on Wednesday approved a pair of proposals aimed at criminal justice reform by bolstering training for law enforcement officers and allowing young convicts sentenced to life in prison a chance for parole after they reach the age of 50. Continue reading “SD Senate clears criminal justice reform bills”
Noem plans to delay medical pot law a year
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Wednesday promised she will honor the will of voters to legalize pot for medical use, just not this year. Continue reading “Noem plans to delay medical pot law a year”
Lawmakers kill bill to push joint custody in divorces
A committee of South Dakota lawmakers on Wednesday rejected a proposal to push judges to equally split the custody of children between divorced parents, after opponents argued it could tie victims of abuse to their former partners. Continue reading “Lawmakers kill bill to push joint custody in divorces”
Bill Limits Time That Children Violators Can Be Detained
A bill making its way through the South Dakota Legislature would limit the time that children in need of supervision and who break court orders can be detained.
SD Sports Betting Proposal Includes Mobile
South Dakota residents approved sports betting in Deadwood by referendum last November. Continue reading “SD Sports Betting Proposal Includes Mobile”