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First Posted: 6/28/2011

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Corbett has signed a bill to widen the right to use deadly force in self-defense in Pennsylvania.
Corbett signed the bill Tuesday in a private ceremony in his office at the Capitol.
The bill, which the Senate enacted last week, would expand the state’s "castle doctrine" to allow the right to use a gun or other deadly force in self-defense in situations outside a person’s home or business.
Currently, the use of deadly force is not justifiable if the person can safely retreat, except when the threat is made inside his or her home or business.
The legislation also limits certain civil liability in some cases for people who act within the guidelines.