On Fri, 4 Jan 2013 04:37:29 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

You don't have to live in a Stand your Ground State to have an
increase in gun crime...

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The real issue is whether or not there is a demonstrable linkage
between the "Stand Your Ground" laws and the increased homicide rate?

- Are the homicides related to self defense situations, claimed or
actual, i.e., justifiable homicide?

- Is it possible that states with high or increasing homicide rates
are more likely to enact Stand Your Ground legislation?

I think that conceptually the stand your ground laws are a good thing,
mainly because it takes some of the murkiness away from self defense
situations. A person should not have to spend hundreds of thousands
of dollars on legal defense expenses just because they chose to
defend themselves against an attack.