Peter Hamm Law Quotations

There is no other state in the nation and no other civilized nation on Earth that has a law like this, ... It could cause the most aggressive people in society to overreact.

There is no other state in the nation -- and no other civilized nation on Earth -- that has a law like this. It could cause the most aggressive people in society to overreact.

Unfortunately, the law has had precisely the effect we thought it would. A handful of overly aggressive individuals are using it as a defense for actions that appear to go beyond the pale of self-defense.

We understand and respect Florida is a tourism-based economy, ... We don't want to unnecessarily alarm anyone, but we think visitors should know what the law is on the books starting Saturday.

You don't just broadly paint a new statewide law saying, if you're in doubt, go ahead and shoot and kill the other person. It's anathema to peace and calm in our communities.

It's a particular risk faced by travelers coming to Florida for a vacation because they have no idea it's going to be the law of the land. If they get into a road rage argument, the other person may feel he has the right to use deadly force.

I can't understand why anybody would be opposed to telling visitors what the law is. No state in America has ever passed a law like this one.