A+-+258+SYG+as+public+policy

=POLS 258: Stand your ground laws as public policy=

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/04/14/reporter-floridas-stand-your-ground-law-was-an-nra-effort-from-start-to-finish/
 * Reporter: Florida's Stand Your Ground Law 'was an NRA effort from start to finish.'**

http://www.winknews.com/Local-Florida/2012-04-23/Standing-up-for-stand-your-ground
 * Standing up for 'stand your ground.'**

http://www.freep.com/article/20120422/NEWS06/204220539/Trayvon-Martin-shooting-reveals-flaws-in-law?odyssey=tab%7Cmostpopular%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE
 * Trayvon Martin shooting reveals flaws in law.**

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-30/killing-stalls-stand-your-ground-laws-as-nra-lobbies-in-alaska.html
 * Killing Stalls Stand Your Ground Laws as NRA Lobbies in Alaska.**

http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/president-clinton-hopes-trayvon-martin-case-leads-reappraisal-111305679--abc-news-politics.html
 * President Clinton Hopes Trayvon Martin Case Leads to Reappraisal of 'Stand Your Ground' Laws.**

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/article/250749/4/State-Senator-Mobilizes-Task-Force-To-Study-Controversial-Stand-Your-Ground-Law
 * Florida State Senator Mobilizes Task Force To Study Controversial "Stand Your Ground" Law.**

= The Fatal Flaw in Florida-Style Gun Laws =

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/30/opinion/the-fatal-flaw-in-florida-style-gun-laws.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120330

This is an op-ed article outlining Florida not facing the truth about the absurdity of "Stand Your Ground" and is highly supporting the abolishment of the law "from the whole land". There are 900,000 registered gun carriers in a state of 19,000,000 people. Why on earth would they need so many guns???

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Here's what happened when another Florida resident "stood her ground." //"A [|71-year-old woman stood at her bedroom doorway pointing a .45 caliber handgun and warned the visitors in her home that she would shoot].// //Patricia Mapes stood her ground. It didn’t matter that the visitors were Lee County deputies, according to arrest reports.// //“I don’t care who you are. I’ll shoot you,” Mapes told deputies last Friday night (March 23) after they entered her home, called out for the woman and identified themselves.// //Mapes fired at the three deputies and they fired back. During the exchange, Mapes was struck and fell to the ground, according to the arrest report. She was taken to Lee Memorial Hospital with undisclosed injuries.// //On Thursday, at the hospital, Mapes was arrested and is facing charges of two counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer."// //---//