'Stand your ground' self-defense gun law draws protests — and governor advises new lo

[jaxx]

'Stand your ground' self-defense gun law draws protests — and governor advises new look at it
By Dara Kam
Palm Beach County Capital Bureau
Updated: 9:36 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Posted: 8:48 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, 2012

TALLAHASSEE — In a surprise meeting with black lawyers and civil activists Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott said the shooting of an unarmed 17-year-old by a neighborhood watch volunteer raised concerns about the state's "stand your ground" law that critics say is letting some get away with murder.

Scott unexpectedly joined the group of about 50 protestors in the lobby of his office Tuesday, saying lawmakers should perhaps revisit the first-in-the-nation law after the investigation into last month's shooting death of Trayvon Martin, the subject of national outrage and a potential racial powder-keg, is complete.

"If there's something wrong with the law that's in place, I think it's important we address it. I'm going to look at it. If what's happening is it's being abused, that's not right. We all want to live in a safe place," Scott said.

<..> Smith said justifiable homicide has increased three-fold since the "stand your grand" law went into effect seven years ago, with many of the victims black. "What it's done is, it has emboldened those who are sometimes looking for confrontation, because they realize they have the shield of this law. This is a classic case of, if it's my word against yours and you happen to be dead, there's no way of knowing," he said.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/state/...50337.html

Good read with more info. At the end the NRA speaks....they make me sick.

[WIDem]

Should we 're-visit' it, gov?

Florida should revisit you, as soon as possible.

[OptimistesMaddie]

(03-20-2012 09:01 PM)WIDem Wrote:  Should we 're-visit' it, gov?

Florida should revisit you, as soon as possible.

Hey Gov, did you talk to the parents of the victim? I am guessing not....

This was signed during Jeb Bush's years...he has blood on his hands.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

The other (17?) states that have this law should also look at their stats.

[jaxx]

(03-20-2012 09:01 PM)SemiCharmedQuark Wrote:  The other (17?) states that have this law should also look at their stats.

Definitely any state with this kind of law should be looked into.
The law is permission to kill.