While I was with the Eaton County Sheriff's Office, I had a breaking-and-entering case of when a complete stranger broke into a couple's Dimondale home.  He violently attacked the couple; while fighting for his life the man yelled to his wife to get help.  She immediately ran to his aid with a large jar of pennies and broke the large jar over the bad guy's head.  The innocent homeowners survived the attack while the criminal was taken to the hospital.  The crook later brought a civil lawsuit against the victims for using "excessive force".  

When I was elected to the House, I wanted to ensure that this could not happen again.  It is simply not right for a victim to become victimized again when they were merely defending themselves or another person. It was my objective to craft law so that if you were about to be murdered, suffer great bodily harm, or be raped that you would have the right to defend yourself and not be prosecuted.  The self-defense law--also known as the Castle Doctrine--was passed after a long fight with liberals who opposed it.

My latest battle with liberals who want to diminish our abilities to defend ourselves is allowing the use of a device called a taser for civilians.  This is a non-lethal device that uses electricity to incapacitate a person.  The device allows people to defend themselves without taking a life.  Currently in Michigan, you may receive special training and obtain a concealed weapons permit (CPL) to carry a handgun if you have no felony record.  A package of bills authored by Geoff Hansen, Arlan Meekhoff and myself, will allow Michigan CPL holders, the option of carrying a Taser. Forty-three other states already allow citizens the option of carrying a taser instead of a firearm; Michigan should be next.

The citizen Taser is a one shot device designed for defense.  I think it is common sense that  citizens of Michigan should be given every possible option of defending themselves from attack.  
.......Rick Jones