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A 2015 study found that the adoption of Oklahoma's stand-your-ground law was associated with a decrease in residential burglaries, but also that the law had "the unintended consequence of increasing the number of non-residential burglaries." [72] Florida's stand-your-ground law went into effect on October 1, 2005.
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A castle doctrine, also known as a castle law or a defense of habitation law, is a legal doctrine that designates a person's abode or any legally occupied place (for example, an automobile or a home) as a place in which that person has protections and immunities permitting one, in certain circumstances, to use force (up to and including deadly force) to defend oneself against an intruder, free ...
Stand Your Ground (Wild Horses album), 1981; Stand Your Ground (Mike Tramp album), 2011 "Stand Your Ground" (CSI: Miami episode) Stand Your Ground, a book by Eric Walters; Stand Your Ground (band), an American Christian hardcore band; Stand-your-ground law, a law in some jurisdictions that authorizes a person to protect and defend one's own ...
The shootings by homeowners are likely to renew debate surrounding so-called "stand your ground" laws, which govern the use of deadly force in self-defense, legal experts told USA Today. "The ...
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.
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