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What do "Stand Your Ground" laws allow for—and which states have them?
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAbout 35 states have enacted some form of "stand your ground" laws — or expanded "castle doctrine"...
Can mistaking a car for yours prompt a 'stand your ground' shooting? Experts say it's complicated
NBC Universal via AOL· 1 year agoInstances of people being gunned down, one fatally, after making a seemingly innocent mistake have...
Airman’s death sparks debate over race and gun rights
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 day agoFor the past decade, “Stand Your Ground” laws have been invoked time and time again by gun owners...
How 'Stand Your Ground' and Similar Laws Factor Into the Shooting of Unarmed Black Teen Ralph Yarl
Time via Yahoo News· 1 year agoStand Your Ground and related self-defense laws seek to enshrine people's right to defend themselves...
‘License to kill’: How ‘Stand Your Ground’ gun laws are fuelling random shootings and racism across...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 9 months agoIn America, seemingly any interaction, from the innocuous to the intimidating, can end in gun...
What is Florida's 'stand your ground' law and when is it legal to shoot another person?
The News-Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJust before midnight on Tuesday, Marion County Sheriff's Office detectives arrested the neighbor who...
Video: When it comes to ‘stand your ground,’ who is it really protecting?
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 11 months agoBecause the shooting of Ajike Owens happened in Ocala, Florida, investigators are trying to...
Will 'stand your ground' defend Ralph Yarl's shooter? Not exactly, experts say
NBC Universal via AOL· 1 year agoIs Missouri’s "stand your ground" law applicable in last week’s shooting of a teenage Black boy who...
Florida ‘stand your ground’ law may not apply in AJ Owens shooting. Here's why
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 11 months agoMarion County Sheriff’s Office detectives say they feel Susan Lorincz has no grounds to protect...
Ralph Yarl shooting: Can a doorbell ring justify a ‘stand your ground’ shooting?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAndrew Lester had already gone to bed when the doorbell rang a little before 10 pm. He got up,...