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Iowa Legislature Pushes For Added Gun Rights — Including ‘Stand Your Ground’
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0DES MOINES, IOWA — The Iowa Senate is currently deliberating a bill passed by the House which would enact ‘Stand Your Ground’ as an affirmative defense for Iowans who defend their lives from an attacker.…
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The Ground Defense: Lehigh Acres Resident Shoots Attacker Wielding Pickaxe on Lake Avenue
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0A violent altercation on Lake Avenue in Lehigh Acres, Florida, escalated into an armed encounter after a suspect shoved a pickaxe into a resident’s back and threatened to strike him. Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno…
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Concealed Carrier Released After Spending 2 Years In Jail On Murder Charges After Judge Throws Out Case, Citing Stand Your Ground Law
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0FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA — An armed citizen is again a free man after a judge threw out his case, but not before the man spent 2 years behind bars. Two years after Jason Dames was jailed for…
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Stand Your Ground, Permitless Concealed Carry Bills Sent To Missouri Governor’s Desk
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0JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI — Gov. Jay Nixon of the grand state of Missouri is going to have a lot to mull over after the Missouri legislature pushed forward a 72-page proposal expanding gun rights and broadening…
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Stand Your Ground: Broward Judge Clears Woman in Fatal “Gun Game” Shooting
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1A Broward County judge has dismissed manslaughter charges against 29-year-old Brittany Brothers, ruling she is immune from prosecution under Florida’s Stand Your Ground law. The case, which stemmed from a fatal shooting during a “gun…
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Man Pleads Guilty To Murder On Day 1 Of His Stand Your Ground Trial
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7SARASOTA, FLORIDA — Johnny Evans, a 23-year-old Sarasota resident, admitted guilt to a murder charge on the morning his Stand Your Ground trial was due to start. Authorities stated that Evans committed the crime just…
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“Stand Your Ground” Bill Filed in Arkansas
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0An Arkansas lawmaker has filed a “stand your ground” style self-defense bill, KATV reports. The intent of the bill, of course, is to acknowledge more of the very real burden on the average American citizen…
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Man Defending Son From Pipe Attack Won’t Be Charged Under Stand-Your-Ground Law
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8ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA — A Florida father will not be charged with the shooting death of his former son-in-law outside Specialized Marine Services from Mar. 1. According to TC Palm, David Silva, 64, claimed…
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Fatal Stand Your Ground in Kentucky: Harrodsburg Resident Defends Home Against Intruder
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0A 36-year-old man identified as Daniel Hyatt was fatally shot by a homeowner during an alleged early morning home invasion in Harrodsburg. Harrodsburg police are treating the incident as an isolated event and continue to…
