
Michigan state senator Rebekah Warren (D-Ann Arbor) is pushing Senate Bill 611 to repeal her state’s stand your ground law in light of Trayvon Martin’s death and what she suggests are countless deaths that result from gun owners not backing down.
by AWR Hawkins25 Nov 2015, 5:34 PM PST0

In the early morning hours of September 8, Malachi Heisler shot and killed a masked gunman allegedly holding his mom at gunpoint in her own house. The masked gunman turned out to be Heisler’s own father—a man against whom his mother had a restraining order.
by AWR Hawkins9 Sep 2015, 9:50 PM PST0

In an August 23 Facebook post, Hillary Clinton contended that citizens and police were “much too eager” to use a gun, and she suggested the solution is to “rewrite” self-defense laws like “stand your ground” while making sure police officers are better “trained.”
by AWR Hawkins25 Aug 2015, 9:53 PM PST0

Iowa state senator Rick Bertrand (R-Dist. 7) is pushing legislation to change the state’s current self-defense laws to included a “Stand Your Ground” provision.
by AWR Hawkins16 Aug 2015, 3:52 PM PST0

On August 13, Florida’s League of Women Voters (FLWV) will “start building a coalition” to oppose Republicans’ push to arm women for self-defense on college campuses.
by AWR Hawkins12 Aug 2015, 6:55 PM PST0

Nearly 18 years ago, Susan Gonzalez heard a noise at her front door and began walking toward it just before the door was literally kicked off the hinges from the outside. Two masked men lunged into the house, opening fire on Gonzalez and her husband.
by AWR Hawkins3 Jul 2015, 5:21 PM PST0

On May 18 at around 1:00 PM, a 77-year-old man shot and killed one suspect and wounded another after the men allegedly invaded his Redland, Florida, home.
by AWR Hawkins20 May 2015, 11:25 AM PST0

Videos of rioters wreaking havoc in Baltimore and photos of them risking the lives of innocents by punching, throwing objects, and, in one instance, drawing back a knife with which to stab a bystander were reminders that Stand Your Ground laws are an antidote for brazen in-your-face attacks on city streets.
by AWR Hawkins27 Apr 2015, 9:05 AM PST0

Former Florida governor Jeb Bush plans to defend his state’s the “Stand Your Ground” law in his speech at the National Rifle Association convention today, a source from the Bush organization confirms to Breitbart News.
by Charlie Spiering10 Apr 2015, 9:30 AM PST0

On April 1 The Atlantic published a column claiming armed law-abiding citizens undercut the rule and put police officers in greater danger. The Atlantic tried to substantiate these claims by suggesting guns outside the home, via concealed and/or open carry,
by AWR Hawkins1 Apr 2015, 10:26 AM PST0

On March 17, disabled Army veteran Joshua Anderson shot two attackers after one allegedly pushed a pregnant woman to the ground.
by AWR Hawkins20 Mar 2015, 6:25 AM PST0

On February 27 a North Lauderdale, Florida, homeowner shot and killed an alleged home intruder trying to break into the house.
by AWR Hawkins28 Feb 2015, 8:07 AM PST0

On February 23 Cornell University held an event to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry was the guest speaker, and during her speech she took time to say she hoped Trayvon Martin “whooped the sh*t out of George Zimmerman” before Zimmerman shot him in self-defense.
by AWR Hawkins26 Feb 2015, 4:53 AM PST0

On December 18 the 1st Texas Court of Appeals ruled that Raul Rodriquez will receive another trial because jurors rejected his “stand your ground” defense in 2012. The Court believes Rodriquez’s defense may have been rejected because of “confusing” instructions
by AWR Hawkins21 Dec 2014, 7:53 AM PST0