Tennessee DOES have a "Stand Your Ground" Law!

Tennessee has a “Stand Your Ground” law. Although it's simply titled under the name "Self Defense", the Tennessee Legislature passed a version of such a law in 2007. 

Q.        What exactly does Tennessee’s Stand Your Ground law say and mean?

First, the words “stand your ground” do not actually appear in the law, which is simply titled “Self-defense” as it appears at Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-11-611.

Until the passage of Tennessee’s “Stand Your Ground” law in 2007, state law historically required that persons who were legally at home must not use deadly force on an illegal intruder if he or she could safely retreat.

As of 2007, Tennessee’s “Self-defense” law now expressly states as follows:

• A person who is not engaged in unlawful activity, and
• Who is in a place where the person has a right to be,
• Legally has no duty to retreat before threatening or using force against another person
• When and to the degree the person reasonably believes the force is immediately necessary to protect against the other's use or attempted use of unlawful force.”

Q.        Does the law have a special provision in the case of forced entry into a residence, business, dwelling or vehicle?

Yes.  Tennessee’s “Stand Your Ground” law also says:

• An occupant of a residence, business, dwelling, or vehicle is legally protected
• And is allowed to use force intended or likely to cause death or serious bodily injury
• Against another person who unlawfully and forcibly enters or has unlawfully and forcibly entered the residence, business, dwelling or vehicle
• When the person using defensive force knew or had reason to believe that an unlawful and forcible entry occurred.

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