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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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]
She also spoke in favor of strengthening the Stand Your Ground law with the intent of making it more fair and balanced. [ 20 ] Due to efforts by prison abolitionists such as Mariame Kaba and others to free Alexander, the organization Survived and Punished was created to free women who are incarcerated for defending themselves and their children ...
A Florida court has dismissed charges against a 78-year-old man who shot and killed his neighbor’s son, following a 2023 incident where the victim was allegedly trimming tree limbs along the ...
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.