‘Stand your ground law’ survives Florida House vote

Fox News via AP ^ | 11-8-2013 | Fox News via AP

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A panel of Florida legislators on Thursday easily defeated an effort to repeal the state's controversial "stand your ground law" Thursday following hours of passionate testimony.

The vote by a committee of the Republican-controlled House, which seemed unlikely just a few months ago, comes after the trial of George Zimmerman renewed scrutiny of the self-defense law that was first passed in 2005.

Zimmerman was acquitted in the shooting death of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin after claiming self-defense. While "stand your ground" was not directly mentioned in the trial, the law was included in the jury instructions and sparked a monthlong protest this summer at the Florida Capitol. The case sparked accusations that Zimmerman had racially profiled Martin.

[sheikdetailfeather]

Conservatives in the Fla. legislature vote the right way.

[apillar]

But the House committee considering the bill voted decisively 11-2 against the measure.

Hee..Hee..Hee..and to the some of "usual suspects" actually thought they had intimidated and browbeat the House into caving...cough...cough MSNBC / Al Sharpton.

[rktman]

Sounds like huntin’ season is now open. /S

[darkwing104]

Marion Hammer, the long-time voice of the NRA in Tallahassee, said the "stand your ground" law was intended to allow people to defend themselves instead of being forced to retreat when confronted with an attacker.

"A duty to retreat signals the justice system places more value on the life of a criminal than the life of a victim," Hammer said.

More proof that liberals don't care about anything but control, in order to gain total control the must take away the peoples right to defend themselves, especially from an oppressive government.

[VeniVidiVici]

While the House Criminal Justice subcommittee voted against the "stand your ground" repeal it voted in favor of a different measure that could allow people who fire warning shots to avoid being charged under Florida's "10-20-Life" mandatory sentencing law.

The legislation was pushed in the wake of the 20 year sentence given to a Florida woman who fired a shot at her estranged husband during an argument.

The woman at the subject of this change didn't fire a warning shot. She was just a bad shot. Though had the "warning shot" been part of the law I'm sure she would have argued it.

[Arm_Bears]

SYG laws are detrimental to a major constituency of the DemocRAT Party.