Barack Obama actually said...

I think it would be useful for us to examine some state and local laws, to see if it -- if they are designed in such a way that they may encourage the kinds of altercations and confrontations that we saw in the Florida case, rather than diffuse potential altercations.

Context

Obama suggests examining stand your ground laws to determine if they contribute to violence.

07/18/2013

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