Arizona Republicans are passing legislation to expand the legal boundaries within which citizens can defend their homes, but the media want you to think it encourages people to shoot illegal immigrants. 

On Thursday, the Arizona House of Representatives passed Bill 2843, which still has to be approved by the Arizona Senate before going to the governor. The bill is designed to expand self-defense rights to allow homeowners to use lethal action on anyone trespassing on their property if it seems necessary to do so to protect those staying at their residence: