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RENO, Nev. -- The Nevada Senate Judiciary Committee is looking at a proposed bill that could change what qualifies as a place in which the Silver State's 'Stand Your Ground' law applies.

If this bill becomes law, an "occupied motor vehicle" could be added to the list of places a Nevadan can defend themselves.

The Senate Judiciary Committee heard statements today on whether or not it is lawful for a person to shoot a perceived aggressor if he or she "uses force" to break into the person's car or cause harm.

Senator Michael Roberson is a co-author of Senate Bill 175; it also includes verbiage protecting domestic violence victims in Nevada.

However, the majority of today's hour-and-a-half long meeting revolved around the occupied car section of the bill.

Supporters of the bill say this is not an extension of Nevada's current Stand Your Ground law, but the bill's opponents say it absolutely is.

"The primary concern we have with this is that we're talking about what's supposed to be a domestic violence bill; and there is an embedded presumption that allows someone to shoot first, ask questions later. It's more than just terminology, it's actual substance in this bill that presents a humongous problem for a large constituency of this state," says Sen. Aaron Ford. New bill, new implications for Stand Your Ground law

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