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IA: House committee approves Stand Your Ground law
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UPDATE: The Iowa House Judiciary Committee approved a gun bill Wednesday night. Lawmakers tell us the vote split along party lines. The bill now heads to the full House for debate.
ORIGINAL STORY:
Big changes might be coming to Iowa law regarding guns, and how people can use them for self-defense.
A law called stand your ground is currently being debated in the Iowa Legislature. Stand your ground means if someone feels their safety or life is at risk, he or she can use deadly force. In other words, the person can fire a gun in self-defense. |
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"The state of Florida has the stand your ground law; it received national attention when George Zimmerman used the law in his defense for shooting and killing Trayvon Martin."
It is disgusting that the media keep repeating this lie.
Zimmerman did NOT use SYG in his defense. The judge's instructions to the jury laid out the requirements of justifiable homicide, which the media then equated with SYG. While the requirements of justifiable homicide are central to SYG, he never petitioned for an SYG hearing, hence HE DID NOT USE THAT LAW IN HIS DEFENSE. |
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