"Murders climbed 22 percent in Florida in the decade after the state enacted its `Stand Your Ground’ self-defense law, even after accounting for the expected spike in justifiable homicides, a new study suggests.
Before the law took effect in
October 2005, Florida residents had a right to use lethal force when
they felt their life was endangered by a home intruder. The `Stand Your
Ground’ law extended this right beyond the home, justifying deadly force
for self-defense in other situations.
On
average, from 1999 to 2005, lawful homicides accounted for just 3.4
percent of all homicides in Florida. Between 2006 and 2015, the
proportion of lawful homicides rose, accounting on average for 8.7
percent of homicides, researchers report in JAMA Internal Medicine."
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