Johnboy3434 said:

Arnie.d said:

Well, that's the kind of law that's easily abused. So if you want to legally kill someone you only have to trick them to set foot on your property and you shoot them. Or what if you are hiking somewhere and you step onto someone's property without even knowing it, you risk getting shot.

The law says they have the right to shoot them, no that they have to shoot them. Any rational person wouldn't shoot a tresspasser on sight unless they saw a weapon (or recognized the person as a dangerous individual). Hunters may still need to watch where they step, but surveying the terrain is part of any good hunter's preparation. As for tricking them onto the property, that's harder to get away with than you might think (without leaving potential evidence or witnesses behind, anyway).

Yes, but the law is the same for people who don't think rationally.
Lets say your girlfriend cheats on you with your best friend. You can invite them over and shoot them dead when they walk onto your property.

But anyway, I looked up the law and it seems more nuanced then just being able to shoot anyone:

"Senate Bill 378 extends a person’s right to stand their ground beyond the home to vehicles and workplaces, allowing the reasonable use of deadly force when an intruder is:
- Committing certain violent crimes, such as murder or sexual assault, or is attempting to commit such crimes;
- Unlawfully trying to enter a protected place; or
- Unlawfully trying to remove a person from a protected place.
The law also provides civil immunity for a person who lawfully uses deadly force in the above circumstances. The use of deadly force is not lawful when it is used to provoke or if a crime other than a Class C misdemeanor is committed by the victim.

I think it's an excellent law. I wish we had something like that in the Netherlands.