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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 ...
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.
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.
A Florida House committee will consider allowing people to shoot bears that go on their property or if they feel threatened. Florida lawmakers want version of 'stand your ground' law for lethal ...
Dennis K. Baxley (born August 22, 1952) is a state legislator in Florida who served in the Florida Senate from 2016 to 2024. A Republican, he represents the 12th district including Sumter County and parts of Lake County and Marion County in Central Florida.
Articles included in this category may be actual stand-your-ground law uses, notable cases where stand-your-ground law use was claimed, topics which discuss stand-your-ground law etc. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
Under the state’s stand-your-ground law, a person is allowed to use appropriate force if he feels his life or safety are in danger at a place he has the right to be. There is no duty to retreat.
Drejka, a 47-year-old man, was not initially charged for the killing by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, with Sheriff Bob Gualtieri citing Florida's stand-your-ground law as the reason. The investigation was then handed over to the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida State Attorney Bernie McCabe, who charged Drejka with one count of ...