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drm604

(16,230 posts) Fri Mar 23, 2012, 07:21 AM Mar 2012

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ALEC Has Pushed The NRA's "Stand Your Ground" Law Across The Nation [View all]

http://mediamatters.org/blog/201203210004

The legislation apparently preventing the successful prosecution of Trayvon Martin's killer was reportedly adopted by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) as model legislation that the shadowy group has spent years promoting across the country with the help of their allies in the National Rifle Association.

I guess it figures that ALEC would be part of this somehow. It should be a stigma for any legislator to be involved with this group.

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ALEC Has Pushed The NRA's "Stand Your Ground" Law Across The Nation [View all] drm604 Mar 2012 OP

Sadly, trying to teach the public about the treachery of ALEC rurallib Mar 2012 #1

You must be right. drm604 Mar 2012 #2

We had a congresswoman shot in the face and several others killed in the same incident DisgustipatedinCA Mar 2012 #3

and the whole fetid host of stupid RW guns-everywhere-all-the-time-laws too jpak Mar 2012 #4

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