This is a video I did awhile back on West Virginia's "Stand Your Ground" law, also referred to as "Castle Doctrine." There's a lot of disinformation out there, and misapphrensions as well (is that a word? I think so.) It's always important for gun owners to also be students of the law. This is by no means comprehensive, but like I always say, if you don't like it, I'll give you your money back. This is the statute: W. Va. Code § 55-7-22(a)-(d). (a) A lawful occupant within a home or other place of residence is justified in using reasonable and proportionate force, including deadly force, against an intruder or attacker to prevent a forcible entry into the home or residence or to terminate the intruder’s or attacker’s unlawful entry if the occupant reasonably apprehends that the intruder or attacker may kill or inflict serious bodily harm upon the occupant or others in the home or residence or if the occupant reasonably believes that the intruder or attacker intends to commit a felony in the home or residence and the occupant reasonably believes deadly force is necessary. (b) A lawful occupant within a home or other place of residence does not have a duty to retreat from an intruder or attacker in the circumstances described in subsection (a) of this section. (c) A person not engaged in unlawful activity who is attacked in any place he or she has a legal right to be outside of his or her home or residence may use reasonable and proportionate force against an intruder or attacker: Provided, That such person may use deadly force against an intruder or attacker in a place that is not his or her residence without a duty to retreat if the person reasonably believes that he or she or another is in imminent danger of death or serious bodily harm from which he or she or another can only be saved by the use of deadly force against the intruder or attacker. (d) The justified use of reasonable and proportionate force under this section shall constitute a full and complete defense to any civil action brought by an intruder or attacker against a person using such force. For more information, read the written post I did on this back in August of 2018: https://wvcriminaldefenseattorney.wordpress.com/2018/08/03/forget-what-you-heard-the-reality-of-the-law-of-self-defense-with-a-firearm-in-west-virginia-what-does-castle-doctrine-or-stand-your-ground-actually-mean-in-wv/ My contact info is at my website johnbryanlaw.com Obviously, I'm not your lawyer, and there is no attorney client relationship created just by virtue of your watching this video. I'm not your lawyer unless and until you hand over a big wad of cash across my conference room table.... or at least something equivalent.