The "stand your ground" law was political, as are the lax gun laws, and the issues of race that have propelled this case to international news. The law is already politicized.
The Florida 'stand-your-ground' law "is the template for an American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) 'model bill' that has been pushed in other states."
Here’s a rundown of the states with laws like the one in Florida, where there’s no duty to retreat in public and where, self-defense claims have some immunity in court.
Daniel Schultz, Comment Is Free. November 6, 2011.
Unlike other states, where concealed carry is specifically prohibited in places of worship, Wisconsin's new law allows it anywhere except for specific locations.
Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. October 7, 2011.
Montana's attorney general is the latest high-ranking political figure to blast the Obama administration for prohibiting medical marijuana users from being sold firearms.
Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. September 28, 2011.
The DOJ and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms are teaming up to deny medical marijuana users the the 2nd Amendment. For once, the NRA is nowhere to be found.
A Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms operation allowed guns to be trafficked south of the border with the hope they would lead to high-level cartel operatives.
Genitals, unlike guns, are in 100% of households. Why not use the same approach -- that knowledge is power -- and give our kids straight forward, age appropriate information?
Sarah Posner, Julie Ingersoll, Religion Dispatches. July 12, 2010.
Christian Reconstructionists believe civil government should be reformed according to the dictates of biblical law. Some advocate for followers to take up arms.
Starbucks has become a popular gathering spot for some Second Amendment crusaders, but the company is pretending it doesn't have the power to keep them out.
