By Alabama Public Radio
Montgomery, AL – The Alabama House got stuck on a bill to expand the state's deadly force law. It would give residents more legal room to use deadly force to protect their homes and properties. Current state law allows deadly force if someone breaks into a home and the resident feels threatened. But that law also forbids deadly force if a person thinks it can be avoided. The new bill would remove that language. But members of the House Black Caucus say it would basically give people "a license to kill" even if they don't feel threatened. Members of the black caucus filibustered the bill Tuesday.