Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Don't Ignore the Evidence: Stand Your Ground Is Bad for Florida [View all]Starboard Tack
(11,181 posts)It is a law that, at the very least, creates the illusion of getting a free pass to kill others. I'm not suggesting that it is intended to do that, but there are some crazie assholes out there who have tried to use the SYG law as a pre-emptive defense. Sometimes it works, many times it doesn't.
So, the question arises, would these killers have murdered had they realized their circumstances didn't meet the requirement for SYG, except in their own minds?
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