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Gun Control & RKBA

louis-t

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7. And by the way, a lot of these cases never go to trial.

Reply to friendly_iconoclast (Reply #4)

Thu Mar 16, 2017, 05:17 PM

Mar 2017

Often, the shooter is not arrested because the police figure they have no case BECAUSE OF THE LAW. I could have found 10 more cases like this if I had the time. It's all there, you just have to look for it.

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Did Florida's stand your ground law reduce violent crime? (PolitiFact) [View all] HAB911 Mar 2017 OP

States that don't have stand your ground louis-t Mar 2017 #1

"Just another excuse to murder people." Who has been murdered, and when? friendly_iconoclast Mar 2017 #2

Pretty hard to determine when one of the victims/perps louis-t Mar 2017 #3

Well then, do you have at least one example of a shooting you found questionable? friendly_iconoclast Mar 2017 #4

Zimmerman considered it but his attorneys talked him out of it. louis-t Mar 2017 #5

no there isn't gejohnston Mar 2017 #13

It is not an honest question. louis-t Mar 2017 #16

self defense is not a crime gejohnston Mar 2017 #18

You people are delusional. louis-t Mar 2017 #19

not at all gejohnston Mar 2017 #20

There's a lot of material on this. louis-t Mar 2017 #6

SYG simply means no duty to retreat gejohnston Mar 2017 #12

And by the way, a lot of these cases never go to trial. louis-t Mar 2017 #7

"(Y)ou just have to look for it." No, I don't- as it was *your* claim to prove, not mine. friendly_iconoclast Mar 2017 #8

Uh, "they're going to stop in 5 feet and jump out with a gun" louis-t Mar 2017 #9

No, that was held to be self-defense, which applied *before* SYG in Louisiana friendly_iconoclast Mar 2017 #11

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2017 #10

Stand your ground wasn't intended to reduce violent crime. pablo_marmol Mar 2017 #14

key syg findings wrt firearms jimmy the one Mar 2017 #15

Let's distinguish between "increases in homicide by firearm" louis-t Mar 2017 #17

Homicide doesn't necessarily indicate crime. There are many homicides that are not criminal. Blue_Warrior Mar 2017 #21

Homicide: discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2017 #22