Thread: Florida's Stand Your Ground Law

Originally Posted by delog

May I criticise your idea? Inmates were placed in prison for a reason and they do not need equalization.

So the Russian law moved a little bit further and came up with other reasons

Originally Posted by delog

Ok, here you are: in 1987 in Florida was passed a law allowing citizens to carry weapons and number of murders decreased by 36%. And in general, the states that allows carry weapons have lower level of crime than in the states which not allows to carry the guns.

right, this is a nice word play from NRA. Murders maybe decreased but not homicides
Let's see the changes from 2005, shall we?

Originally Posted by rockzmom

In light of the shift in the law, it's not surprising that since the law went into effect, reports of justifiable homicides have tripled, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.