Rep. Davidson takes some heat for comments about guns

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http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2011/04/14/news/doc4da73baf53263338387078.txt

State Rep. Margo Davidson, D-164, of Upper Darby, turned heads on the House floor Tuesday during a debate on expanding the “Castle Doctrine” of self defense to areas outside the home when she asked if current Pennsylvania law would protect her for dispatching a fellow legislator.

“If the gentleman from Butler County stood yelling, knowing that he’s a gun-toter, and I felt threatened, would I be protected under court law if I blew his brains out?” asked Davidson.

Her comment, about Republican state Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, was one of a series of hypothetical scenarios Democrats posed during the debate on House Bill 40.

The bill would remove a requirement that victims try to retreat from a threat when outside their homes before resorting to deadly force. The state Senate previously passed a similar bill.

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