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'Stand your ground' laws linked to increased homicide rates, study finds
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By Kaanita Iyer, CNN Amid a nationwide rise in homicides, a new study has found that “stand your ground” laws — which allow people to respond to threats with potentially lethal force without fear of criminal prosecution — are linked to increased homicide rates, amounting to hundreds of additional de…
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Study hints at tie to law, homicides
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'Stand your ground' laws linked to increased homicide rates, study finds
Stand-your-ground laws are a possible contributor to hundreds of additional homicides every year in the United States, according to a new study that could boost criticisms that they encourage unnecessary violence.
Stand Your Ground laws in the United States have expanded legal protections for individuals who use deadly violence in self-defense. But a new study estimates they result in an additional 700 homicides each year—an increase in monthly homicide rates of 11% nationally, but up to 28% in some states.
By Kaanita Iyer, CNN Amid a nationwide rise in homicides, a new study has found that “stand your ground” laws — which allow people to respond to threats with potentially lethal force without fear of criminal prosecution — are linked to increased homicide rates, amounting to hundreds of additional de…
By Kaanita Iyer, CNN Amid a nationwide rise in homicides, a new study has found that "stand your ground" laws -- which allow people to respond to threats
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — Florida was the first state to enact a “stand your ground” law in 2005 and at least 27 other states now have similar laws. A new study has found that states that have these laws, which allow people to respond to
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