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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.
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 ]
Arkansas Gov signed stand your ground by statute: 22:08, 4 January 2021: 959 × 593 (97 KB) EugeneVolokh: Updated Ohio to reflect new statute. 03:00, 25 November 2020: 959 × 593 (97 KB) HapHaxion: minor coding fix: 15:23, 1 September 2020: 959 × 593 (97 KB) EugeneVolokh
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This would include a 2016 so-called “stand your ground” law that allows people to use physical force to defend themselves. Missouri lawmakers held a hearing over Carter’s bill last week, ...
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.
Teague was the only Democrat to vote in favor of Arkansas' stand-your-ground law, which removed the state's duty to retreat provision. [15] He has been consistently endorsed by the NRA Political Victory Fund. [16] [14]
But I think this story was probably the perfect example of the chaos of Stand Your Ground laws. It spells out who should not have access to a gun, and who should not be able to hide behind a law ...