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'Stand your ground' back in spotlight after neighbor fatally shoots Ajike Owens through door
Yahoo News via AOL· 11 months agoAjike “AJ” Owens, a Black mother of four, was shot and killed through a closed door in Ocala, Fla.,...
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...
White woman who shot Ajike Owens arrested; sheriff rebuffs ‘stand your ground’ claim, says ‘it was...
theGrio via AOL· 11 months agoSusan Louise Lorincz was arrested Tuesday on charges of manslaughter with a firearm, culpable...
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...
Woman arrested in fatal shooting of Black neighbor, a mother of four, Florida sheriff says
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoOCALA, Fla. − In a case that has become the nation's latest flashpoint on race and gun violence,...
'She was a heart of gold': Outcry for Black mother Ajike Owens after Ocala, Florida, shooting
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoOCALA, Fla. − After an arrest in the fatal shooting of a Black mother, outrage turned to sorrow for...
Right to bear arms? Florida lawmakers try stand-your-ground law against state black bears
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe shoot-em-up Florida Legislature has gone interspecies this year on its firearms promotional...
Do 'stand your ground' laws protect victims or promote violence?
The Week via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA man holding a gun. Stock Photo via Getty Images The debate over gun control seems to be...
Republican lawmakers to introduce national ‘stand your ground’ bill
The Hill via Yahoo News· 12 months agoRep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) plan to introduce a national “stand...
Deadly dog park shooting: It’s been nearly 1 month and no charges have been filed
WFLA via Yahoo News· 2 months agoTAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Questions from friends of Walt Lay continue to loom after he was shot and killed at a dog park in the Egypt Lake-Leto area on Feb. 1. People who know Lay said he had an ...