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UT: This bill could make Utah more dangerous
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This past week, the stand your ground expansion bill was passed in the Utah State Legislature. As a member of our community and a mother of a young son, I am extremely disappointed and concerned about this bill.
Stand your ground laws allow people to shoot first and ask questions later in a situation they find dangerous, even if there is a way to safely retreat. Stand your ground laws are dangerous, they encourage armed vigilantism and are associated with clear increases in homicides. |
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PHORTO
(3/15/2019)
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| "Detached reflection cannot be demanded in the presence of an uplifted knife." - Oliver Wendell Holmes |
| Comment by:
jac
(3/15/2019)
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Teach you child to obey the law and he won't have any problems.
The only people that need to be concerned about "stand your ground" laws are criminals and violent aggressors. |
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