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If there was no Gun Culture, would Trayvon Martin be alive? onehandle Jul 2013 #1
SYG not part of this trial ksoze Jul 2013 #2
It really is part of the trial. Many are still under impression that you buy a gun and can Hoyt Jul 2013 #3
I meant it is not being used as a defense in this trial ksoze Jul 2013 #4
SYG is not part of the trial. nt. premium Jul 2013 #5
Yes it is, you are just too myopic to see it. Hoyt Jul 2013 #8
It doesn't matter how many times you say it is Hoyt, premium Jul 2013 #10
they are or you are? galileoreloaded Jul 2013 #23
SYG is lurking in the background even if not technically used. moondust Jul 2013 #6
Exactly. And gunners are too myopic to see it, or they just don't want the to be bound by laws Hoyt Jul 2013 #9
And your bias is showing. Big surprise there! Bake Jul 2013 #22
Irrelevant. HolyMoley Jul 2013 #7
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Not when it comes to bigots and guns, because they have no legitimate facts. Hoyt Jul 2013 #19
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That's quite the rant there Hoyt, premium Jul 2013 #18
Whaaa? HolyMoley Jul 2013 #21
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Nor, in some cases, does logic or reason. Lizzie Poppet Jul 2013 #17
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You have always been able to claim self-defense, irrespective of SYG. Nye Bevan Jul 2013 #14
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You started off right, then got wrong cthulu2016 Jul 2013 #24
Even with SYG, there should be no question of Zimmerman's culpability. jmg257 Jul 2013 #16
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Go away. Ikonoklast Jul 2013 #26
That didn't take long. Just Saying Jul 2013 #31
SYG plays no role in this case so the question makes no sense cthulu2016 Jul 2013 #20
Stand Your Ground....just curious has the term been used at all during this trial? Bay Boy Jul 2013 #27
There would still be doubt because this isn't a Stand Your Ground case GiaGiovanni Jul 2013 #28
Zimmerman and his lying defense team couldn't get him acquitted based on Stand Your Ground Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2013 #32
People just don't get that it's not about whether or not Just Saying Jul 2013 #33
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