Posted on 04/04/2012 10:43:12 AM PDT by kristinn
Several Congressional Black Caucus members have introduced a resolution that memorializes 17-year-old Trayvon Martin and calls for the repeal of controversial gun laws that allow shooters to claim self-defense.
The resolution states that the February shooting of Martin “sets a horrific precedent of vigilante justice and compromises the integrity of the legal system.” It also says assailant George Zimmerman’s “unfounded assumptions and racial bias led to the use of deadly force.”
Zimmerman’s family and lawyer have refuted claims that he shot Martin because he was black.
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See-oot! Yous b’ a poet, an didn’t even know it!
that is the law the democrats want to return to.
remember bernard getz on the NYC subway?
remmber folks this stand your ground was also a TORT REFORM. It neutered the nusance suits from lawyers and anti-civil rights groups.
The more we learn the more I think this law needs to be enhanced against those who would steal it. Perhaps it should be made a florida constitutional amendment.
Hey, Emanuel Cleaver, “Where’s the spit?”
More dumbass racism from the Black Caucus. No surprise here. people are waking up to the fact that black on white crime is the real problem. That it is a tidal wave suppressed by the liberal media
Nope, people have the right to self-defense against all races of thugs.
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