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2. Stand-your-ground law - Wikipedia

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   A 2016 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association compared homicide rates in Florida following the passage of its "stand your ground" self-defense law to the rates in four control states, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Virginia, which have no similar laws. It found that the law was associated with a 24.4% increase in homicide and ...

3. Gun laws in the United States by state - Wikipedia

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   May carry openly without permit, except localities can pass ordinances restricting open carry. Carry permits allow holders to carry openly anywhere in the state. Castle Doctrine/Stand Your Ground law? Yes: Yes: RsMo 563: State preemption of local restrictions? Yes: Yes: RSMo 21.750: Local governments can regulate the open carry and discharge of ...

4. ‘License to kill’: How ‘Stand Your Ground’ gun laws are ...

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5. Duty to retreat - Wikipedia

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   Most U.S. jurisdictions have a stand-your-ground law [2] or apply what is known as the castle doctrine, whereby a threatened person need not retreat within his or her own dwelling or place of work. Sometimes this has been the result of court rulings that one need not retreat in a place where one has a special right to be. [ 3 ]

6. 'Stand your ground' law now associated with more deaths ... - AOL

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   The "stand your ground" self-defense law has been in effect in Florida for over six years. The law is now associated with over 700 deaths.

7. Triggers and tragedies: Wrong-place shootings put 'stand your ...

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   The shootings of four young people after simple, everyday mistakes have shone a spotlight on the proliferation of 'stand your ground' laws in the U.S.

8. File:Stand-your-ground law by US jurisdiction.svg - Wikipedia

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   Upon reviewing WS 939.48, Wisconsin law is virtually similar to that in D.C. I will be sufficiently editing the Wikipedia page for "stand-your-ground law" to reflect this. 01:42, 22 April 2021: 959 × 593 (97 KB) EugeneVolokh: Map of US jurisdictions' stand-your-ground / duty-to-retreat rules. 09:27, 6 January 2021: 959 × 593 (97 KB ...

9. Here’s why ‘stand your ground’ law protected woman who shot ...

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   The Missouri law that governs this case is also known as the “castle doctrine” or the “stand your ground” law. It can be applied to instances that occur in both residential and public spaces.