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Originally Posted by Ducimus
True. However, i find the politics of the situation makes things very fuzzy.
The way i'm interpetting the whole debate on the anti side, something like: "your supposed to run away less you violate the the misguided persons civil rights. He's more important then you after all! Your just some dirt bag gun owner looking for an excuse!"
That's how i'm seeing this argument, because the argument is at it's core, on the anti gun agenda, so any real discussion is becoming very fuzzy to me.
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It is fuzzy, I agree. Course, many refer to stand your ground as " Make My Day" law. The law simply states you have no duty to retreat. This is why in the old west, many sheriffs outlawed guns inside city limits, men stood their ground, fights broke out, guns came out. I think the danger of stand your ground is either side can say he stood his ground. GZ stated TM blindsided him when he reached into his pocket for his phone. Who knows, maybe TM thought he was going for a gun. The fact is had TM killed GZ, he could've claimed the same stand your ground position.
I think the problem is, it encourages people to engage, not retreat. Not that I'm sure it applies in the GZ case, but we really don't know whatTM was thinking.