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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...
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...
'Stand your ground' law now associated with more deaths from guns
Newsy via AOL· 10 months agoProtesters holding up posters of Trayvon Martin Ten years ago, George Zimmerman was acquitted for...
Triggers and tragedies: Wrong-place shootings put 'stand your ground' laws in the spotlight
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRalph Yarl, 16, was shot in the head last week by a homeowner when he mistakenly rang his doorbell...
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 News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoInstances of people being gunned down, one fatally, after making a seemingly innocent mistake have...
‘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...
Advocates call for abolishing ‘stand your ground’ laws after Ajike Owens's death
Yahoo News via AOL· 11 months agoPolice arrested Susan Lorincz, 58, in the fatal shooting of Ajike “AJ” Owens, a mother of four who...
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...
Chiefs parade shooting could be a new test of expanded 'stand your ground' protections
Associated Press via Yahoo Sports· 3 months agoThe man accused of firing the first shots at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally told...