Has ALEC authored nearly identical SYG gun laws across the country? I have been told

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16. Hmmmm...

From the OP:

......Florida's statute on the use of force in self-defense is virtually identical to Section 1 of ALEC's Castle Doctrine Act model legislation as posted on the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD). According to CMD, the model bill was adopted by ALEC's Civil Justice Task in August 2005 -- just a few short months after it passed the Florida legislature -- and approved by its board of directors the following month.

Since the 2005 passage of Florida's law, similar statutes have been passed in 16 other states. This was no accident. In a 2008 interview with NRA News, ALEC resident fellow Michael Hough explained how his organization works with the NRA to push similar legislation through its network of conservative state legislators....

Let's summarize:

1. First Florida adopted a law
2. Next ALEC adopted a "virtually identical" model legislation
3. Lastly, ALEC worked with the NRA to push similar laws

So it would seem that, according to the OP at least, the answer to the question is obvious. No, ALEC has not authored anything. Other states have joined ALEC in following the law authored by Florida legislators. ALEC and the NRA have pushed them to follow Florida.

Or am I missing something?