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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 incident was widely reported by news media as another instance of Florida's stand-your-ground law, and generated significant attention and protests because Drejka was white and McGlockton was black with similarities to the killing of Trayvon Martin six years prior which generated international attention and debate. [3]
Since Martin’s death, his mother, Sybrina Fulton, has called for the repeal of "stand your ground" laws across the country. At least 28 states have some form of the law, according to the ...
“The Perfect Neighbor,” a documentary that examines Florida’s Stand Your Ground laws and gun regulations, is in final negotiations to sell to Netflix after premiering at the Sundance Film ...
Argument over a handicapped parking spot ended in a 28-year-old black man being gunned down in Florida.
Frank Cerabino's column about a new legislative effort in Florida to create a stand-your-ground gun law against the state's iconic black bears.
In 2017, a judge ruled that Reeves could not take shelter under the Florida's Stand Your Ground law, [11] a decision that would later be overturned on appeal, [12] leaving the determination of self-defense to the jury. Tampa defense attorney Richard Escobar referred to the case as "the largest self-defense case ever in Florida". [13]
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.