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Dr. Anderson
English1010 LS-01
April 30 , 2014
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There has been so much controversy over the right to stand your ground, and is it truly protection for those in self defense. States such as: Arizona, Alaska, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Nevada, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia are the many states that have passed stand your ground law. Georgia’s new gun law has been said to be a Recipe for killing with this HS60 passed. This bill allows a person with gun permit to carry loaded guns even in clubs if sober and alert. Making it very dangerous and more people to feel invincible because able to stand your ground. As for other states like Arkansas, Maryland, Rhode Island, and Nebraska have the stand your ground like regulations meaning they will have to retreat first before any resort of violence in death. Now self defense can be broken down in to different types of levels such as duty to retreat, castle doctrine, and stand your ground. All of these laws have different regulations when it comes to self defense. This law stands your ground , I feel truly needs regulation in how things are done more people are dying then surviving. This law is allowing people to use deadly force saying in self defense with no other option. For certain states when it comes to stand your ground, the option to evade or retreat from the situation does not have to be followed. The question that I’m asking is are all self defense situations justified, and is this law helping or doing more harm to others. Is stand your ground is going way too far that people are no lo...

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...fiable killings should really be looked at with more scrutiny in these cases, and making sure that all options have been exercised leaving no room for error. If the killing met all circumstances of self defense I do not feel an innocent person fearing for their life should be prosecuted. However if a person has an opportunity to flee or can change their situation around so that an outcome can be different they should do so instead trying to keep defusing or make the matter far more harmful. Moving forward I hope more people can work together then, and maybe these laws can be abolished. We also need to read and be aware of these laws in the and support politicians that vote against the passing of them, because if we don’t get out and vote then we cannot change our justice system. This has made me more aware of things and truly made in impact of my knowledge to law.

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