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Louie Gohmert: The person was not obliged to retreat, nor to consider whether he could safely retreat, but was entitled to stand his…

On the recordOctober 28, 2013
The person was not obliged to retreat, nor to consider whether he could safely retreat, but was entitled to stand his ground.
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Louie Gohmert
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Gohmert references a historical legal principle on self-defense.

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