The proposed bill, General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6643, seeks to amend current statutes regarding the discharge of firearms for self-defense and hunting near residential buildings. The bill mandates that the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection establish regulations that would allow individuals to discharge firearms for self-defense purposes within five hundred feet of a residential building. Additionally, the bill aims to prohibit hunting within the same distance from residential structures.

The intent of this legislation is to clarify and protect an individual's right to use a firearm for self-defense in proximity to their home while simultaneously ensuring the safety of residential areas by restricting hunting activities nearby. The bill introduces new legal language to facilitate these changes, emphasizing the balance between self-defense rights and community safety.