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hack89

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4. SYG in Florida favors the shooter regardless of race

Reply to Blue_Tires (Reply #3)

Tue May 6, 2014, 12:59 PM

May 2014

it is not an "Open season on black folk" law - like the rest of the country, interracial gun violence is not the norm. Whites usually shoot whites, and blacks usually shoot blacks. The stats on SYG cases in FL bear this out.

http://www.tampabay.com/stand-your-ground-law/fatal-cases

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Effort to repeal "Stand Your Ground" law in Florida dies in state's Senate [View all] Jemon May 2014 OP

Shot down by the stand your ground advocates NV Whino May 2014 #1

until a congressperson has a brush with someone 'standing their ground' it wont change leftyohiolib May 2014 #2

No big shock Blue_Tires May 2014 #3

SYG in Florida favors the shooter regardless of race hack89 May 2014 #4

We've already been over those cherry-picked stats Blue_Tires May 2014 #5

The OP is about Florida hack89 May 2014 #6

All right...Let's back up a bit... Blue_Tires May 2014 #7

So when you look at the link I provided hack89 May 2014 #8