Ron Davis Interview at Breakfast Club Power 105.1 (02/24/2014) (FULL)
Ron Davis, father of slain teen Jordan Davis, speaks about his son #39;s death and Florida #39;s Stand Your Ground Law. Ron Davis Breakfast Club Ron Davis Breakfast Club Ron Davis Breakfast Club Ron......
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Stand Your Ground law good or bad?
This video I take a look at some of the cases in the stand your ground law. Race did not play a role in this video!
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Don #39;t Let Steve Sodders Stop SF137, the Iowa Stand Your Ground Law!
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RENO, Nev. -- The Nevada Senate Judiciary Committee is looking at a proposed bill that could change what qualifies as a place in which the Silver State's 'Stand Your Ground' law applies.
If this bill becomes law, an "occupied motor vehicle" could be added to the list of places a Nevadan can defend themselves.
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard statements today on whether or not it is lawful for a person to shoot a perceived aggressor if he or she "uses force" to break into the person's car or cause harm.
Senator Michael Roberson is a co-author of Senate Bill 175; it also includes verbiage protecting domestic violence victims in Nevada.
However, the majority of today's hour-and-a-half long meeting revolved around the occupied car section of the bill.
Supporters of the bill say this is not an extension of Nevada's current Stand Your Ground law, but the bill's opponents say it absolutely is.
"The primary concern we have with this is that we're talking about what's supposed to be a domestic violence bill; and there is an embedded presumption that allows someone to shoot first, ask questions later. It's more than just terminology, it's actual substance in this bill that presents a humongous problem for a large constituency of this state," says Sen. Aaron Ford. New bill, new implications for Stand Your Ground law
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(KYTX) -- A Texas lawmaker is fighting to change the state's 'Stand Your Ground Law,' arguing it encourages people to act upon fear and prejudice.
A bill introduced this week by Rep. Garnet Coleman, D-Houston, would only allow deadly force if a person is in danger and can't safely retreat.
You may remember in January when Freddy Neal shot and killed a man outside a Tyler Walgreens, telling police he was in fear for his life. Neal hasn't been charged with anything, but if the proposed bill passes, it could make cases like that one a little less cut and dry.
"People now think they are the police, they're the court and they have a right to kill someone who wasn't using deadly force against them," Coleman said.
The proposed law wouldn't change the right to use deadly force to protect yourself in your own home, but anywhere else, you would have to be faced with a "reasonable" perceived threat.
"You can imagine a 100-pound woman having a completely different thought go through her mind than a 200-pound man if someone is coming at them with force," said State Rep. Matt Schaefer, R-Tyler. "And what is reasonable? That's really the question."
The investigation into the deadly Walgreens shooting could raise similar concerns.
Michael Caldwell, 31, was shot to death by Freddy Neal, 65, after an argument outside the building. But under Coleman's proposed bill, Neal may have been charged.
Texas is one of nearly two dozen states that doesn't have a so-called "duty to retreat" before someone opts to use deadly force.
Coleman argues current 'Stand Your Ground' laws unfairly target minorities, specifically black males.
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Texas lawmaker fights to change 'Stand Your Ground' law