5-year justifiable homicide levels remain steady

[Starboard Tack]

46. There is lots of data out there which is being looked at.

Definitive conclusions have not been arrived at yet, but so far it looks as though SYG laws have resulted in a 2 to 3 fold increase in "justifiable homicides". Unfortunately, most of the witnesses, who might contradict the shooters' contention of justification, are dead.
Here is one link on the subject, but there are lots more if you Google "SYG justifiable homicide increase"
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303404704577311873214574462.html

Here's another SYG poster boy
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/07/03/texas-justifiable-homicides-reportedly-rise-with-castle-doctrine/

Point is, there are a lot of morons out there who think SYG is a license to kill. It is not meant to be, but if only the shooter survives and there are no other witnesses, it ends up being exactly that. So, if you are going to piss someone off, make sure you have witnesses. It won't keep you alive, but your stat will go into a different column.