It appears that this law is an invitation for confrontation.
By expanding the realm in which violent acts can be committed with the justification of self-defense, 'stand your ground...
There are many victims when it comes to 'stand your ground' laws.
Innocent children--children--killed in the name of self-defense, when in neither instance was there evidence of aggressi...
I have deep concerns about the expansion of self-defense laws, the proliferation of guns, the weakening of gun laws, and...
I urge other States that have 'stand your ground' laws to revisit them as well.
I have never believed that allowing more guns will mean less gun violence.
I, for one, believe we should stand with the innocent against aggressors.
New concealed-carry laws and 'shoot first' laws are a recipe for more dead sons and daughters.
It is clearly time for 'stand your ground' laws to be carefully reviewed and reconsidered.
I want to thank this panel for the testimony and once again thank Ms. Fulton and Ms. McBath.