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For the third year in a row, Sen. Ted Harvey, R-Highlands Ranch, and Rep. Cory Gardner, R-Yuma, are sponsoring a bill that would give employees and business owners the right to defend themselves, their property, and their fellow employees from intruders without fear of prosecution.

Homeowners across the state already enjoy such protection as part of the Colorado's “Make My Day” law, which guarantees the right to self-defense in their own homes. According to Harvey, the bill has been killed in the past because it expanded the protection to any individual inside a business. In response to criticism that the language was too expansive, it has been narrowed to include just employees and business owners.