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ALEC Pushes Stand-Your Ground Bills

By Jacob Fuller

Jackson Free Press | January 17, 2013

Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law, which received widespread media coverage after the shooting death of Trayvon Martin Feb. 26, 2012, is similar to Mississippi's Castle Doctrine, with one major difference: location doesn't matter.

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ALEC Pushes Stand-Your Ground Bills

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