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Senate Bill 128 passed 23-15 on Wednesday. The bill would update Florida's Stand Your Ground law to shift the burden of proof from the defendant to the prosecutor. However, it is not favored by everyone. Lucy McBath, mother of Jordan Davis, whose 2012 killing was centered around self-defense, spoke out against the bill.
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Current Sheriff, Jeff Dawsy, is retiring after 20 years of service to Citrus County. Michael Klyap Jr., and Michael Prendergast are vying for the position which will be decided during the November 8th general election.
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Prosecutor: Ocala Wife Was Justified Under Stand Your Ground Law For Shooting Husband To Protect SonMichelle Dinkins-Penland possessed a Florida concealed weapons permit and a .38 revolver, which authorities said she used to shoot her husband.
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A Brevard County man is charged with murdering a 17-tear-old Jacksonville teen, raising more questions about Florida's "stand your ground" law.
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Even in Florida counties with the highest gun permits, only few criminal cases in those counties were related to the stand your ground law.
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Massad Ayoob, or Uncle Mas, as his pupils call him, is an NRA lifetime member, firearms instructor, part-time police officer, and self-defense expert. He started the second day of a 40-hour lesson on self-defense with a speech that waxed philosophical.
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With about half of Florida legislators supporting the controversial “stand your ground” law as it is written, the possibility of a repeal in the 2014 session seems slim. WUFT News conducted statewide research to determine which way the legislature might act in the spring.
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The Dream Defenders, including UF's Woodjerry Louis (above), have made headlines often since Trayvon Martin's 2012 shooting death and George Zimmerman's 2013 acquittal, but it's sometimes a faceless, nameless organization — until now.
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The Dream Defenders have taken the issue of Florida's "stand your ground" law to the United Nations with an 8-page shadow report summarizing why the law violates the United States' civil rights obligations.
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Gainesville youth commemorated this week's 50th anniversary of the March on Washington in 1963, but many on Saturday said more civil rights progress needs to be made.