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In reply to the discussion: At Least 194 Children Have Been Shot to Death Since Newtown [View all]BainsBane
(53,032 posts)32. there have been teens killed, and the killers then invoked stand your ground
Last edited Sun Dec 15, 2013, 06:25 PM - Edit history (1)
I don't believe the age of the victim is a factor in the law per se. SYG changes the standard of self defense to make retreat, even when safe, unnecessary. A judge in a SYG hearing, however, would have to believe the shooter had a reasonable fear for his life, which likely becomes less convincing as the victim is younger. Whether pre-teens have been killed by shooters invoking SYG, I don't know. I seem to recall an unsuccessful case with a ten year old boy in Texas, but I'm not sure how that was ultimately resolved.
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I think those who left guns where kids can get them should be held responsible in some way
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Dec 2013
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