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Study: NRA-backed “Stand Your Ground” Laws Increase Murder Rates

by National Confidential | 13 June 2012 | 8:05 am EST

Topics ALEC, George Zimmerman, Gun, NRA, Stand Your Ground, Study, Texas A&M University, toprow, Trayvon Martin

Controversial "stand your ground" laws, which encourage homeowners to defend their property with weapons, have increased murder and manslaughter rates.

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