RustyShackelford
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The media is saying the Florida Senate voted down a new bill that would modify the controversial "Stand Your Ground" statues.
The state officials decided to maintain the laws they way they were first set up.
Some national news outlets & people outside of FL are unaware of a few factors re; Stand Your Ground & Florida's Castle Doctrine statues.
A) Violent crime in Florida is low. After these laws were put in & new changes were made to the CCW process, assaults & homicides went down.
B) After the big Zimmerman/Martin incident in 2012 in Sanford Florida, Gov Scott set up a special task force to address armed citizen use of force issues & gun laws. After months of meetings & in-depth research, the group(made up of political leaders/sworn LE/religious figures/educators/etc) from all different backgrounds/races stated in the formal recommendations that no major changes should be made to the Stand Your Ground laws/Castle Doctrine.
C) Contrary to many national media reports & editorials, the Florida Stand Your Ground statues & gun laws are used in the defense of citizens with many different races/ages/socio-economic backgrounds. Many of these criminal court cases & lethal force events are not reported or given little notice by the media/news sources. :banghead:
Rusty
The state officials decided to maintain the laws they way they were first set up.
Some national news outlets & people outside of FL are unaware of a few factors re; Stand Your Ground & Florida's Castle Doctrine statues.
A) Violent crime in Florida is low. After these laws were put in & new changes were made to the CCW process, assaults & homicides went down.
B) After the big Zimmerman/Martin incident in 2012 in Sanford Florida, Gov Scott set up a special task force to address armed citizen use of force issues & gun laws. After months of meetings & in-depth research, the group(made up of political leaders/sworn LE/religious figures/educators/etc) from all different backgrounds/races stated in the formal recommendations that no major changes should be made to the Stand Your Ground laws/Castle Doctrine.
C) Contrary to many national media reports & editorials, the Florida Stand Your Ground statues & gun laws are used in the defense of citizens with many different races/ages/socio-economic backgrounds. Many of these criminal court cases & lethal force events are not reported or given little notice by the media/news sources. :banghead:
Rusty