Illinois is the last state to legislate conceal carry. Appropriately interpreted by the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, I call it the Citizens’ Militia gun rights act. Illinois Governor…
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Black Lives Matter
“To be Black and conscious in America is to be in a constant state of rage” -James Baldwin (by DesiBjorn)
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Jury watches deadly moment in Dunn trial – CNN.com Video
Murder trial begins for Michael Dunn, who police say fired into a car full of teenagers killing Jordan Davis.
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Jordan Davis Family Prepares For Michael Dunn Trial
CNN interview with Lucia Mcbath, the mother of 17-year-old Jordan Davis, gunned down as he sat in a friend’s SUV in November, 2012.
Country Singer Wayne Mills Shot From Behind, Bar Owner Claims Self-Defense
“After coming from a George Jones Tribute concert on a Friday night in Nashville last year, ‘outlaw country’ music performer Wayne Mills headed over to the Pit & Barrel, a popular downtown Nashville music spot run by his friend Chris Ferrell, who shot him in the back of the head, and is claiming self-defense.”
▶ ‘Popcorn Killer’ Uses Stand Your Ground To Justify Theater Slaying
“The sheriff who’s investigating the fatal shooting of a moviegoer this week in Florida said the state’s “stand your ground” defense doesn’t apply in this case, but an attorney said it likely does.
“What most people don’t understand is, the law is not concerned with what started your argument; the law is not concerned about how petty it is,” attorney Stephen Romine told First Coast News. “The law is concerned about the acts between two people — the person who died and the person who did the shooting.”
Retired police captain Curtis Reeves was charged with second-degree murder after he shot 43-year-old Chad Oulson to death Monday afternoon because he refused to stop sending a text message to his 2-year-old daughter’s day care provider.
Reeves told investigators that he feared for his safety when he was struck in the face with an object that investigators determined was popcorn, but his attorney suggested may have been a more dangerous object.”* John Iadarola (TYT University), Ben Mankiewicz (Turner Classic Movies) and Gina Grad (The Gina Grad Show) break it down.
*Read more here from Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/17…
Community Village‘s insight:
“The one guest says “punch him” and he’d be out by now”
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Stand your ground database Florida
The Trayvon Martin case has brought scrutiny to Florida’s stand your ground law. The Tampa Bay Times finds the self defense law has been invoked more than 200 times since 2005.
Community Village‘s insight:
Here’s a database of over 236 cases of Stand Your Ground in Florida.
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NRA Lies: The NRA says arming more adults will protect kids—but most are killed at home
At Least 194 Children Have Been Shot to Death Since Newtown The NRA says arming more adults will protect kids—but most are killed at home, our investigation shows, often with unsecured guns. You’ve…
Mother In Stand Your Ground Movie, Son Is Victim Months Later
Imagine acting in a movie about a stand your ground case, and a few months later your own child is unjustifiably killed by someone claiming immunity under stand your ground law. That’s what happene…
Stand Your Ground Victims Across America
The movement to end stand your ground releases a new video with images of “stand your ground” victims.