Stand Your Ground

South Carolina Authorities Rule Fatal Shooting of College Student by Homeowner Justified

South Carolina Police Rule Fatal Accidental Shooting Of College Student By Homeowner To Be Justified.

September 1, 2023BY Bryan Jung
Rep. Gaetz, Sen. Mullin Introduce National ‘Stand Your Ground’ Self-Defense Bill

The legal standard known as "stand your ground"—which allows people to use deadly force to defend against a ...

May 5, 2023BY Ryan Morgan
3 Masked Teens Shot To Death in Georgia in Possible ‘Stand Your Ground’ Case: Police

Police are investigating after three masked teenagers were found shot outside a Georgia home. The male teenagers, who ...

September 17, 2019BY Mimi Nguyen Ly
Florida Police Win Right to Use ‘Stand Your Ground’ Defense in On-Duty Shootings

Judges at Florida's Supreme Court have ruled that police officers can invoke the state’s “stand your ground” self-defense ...

December 14, 2018BY Tom Ozimek
Uber Driver Who Killed Man in ‘Stand Your Ground’ Case Speaks Out

An Uber driver who shot and killed a man in a “classic stand-your-ground” case in Florida has spoken ...

August 31, 2018BY Jack Phillips
Florida Sheriff Calls Deadly Shooting a ‘Classic Stand Your Ground’ Case

A Florida sheriff said the case of an Uber driver who shot a man who was trying to ...

August 30, 2018BY Zachary Stieber
South Carolina Man Granted Bail After He Killed Two Men, Then Burned and Buried the Bodies

Officials say he fatally shot a taxi driver, 46-year-old Guma Oz Dubar and another man, 31-year-old James Cody ...

May 11, 2016BY Andrew Simontacchi
Self-Defense Enthusiasts? These Stand Your Grounders Went to Jail

CHICAGO—At first blush, 2014 might have looked like a bad year for gun laws. Certainly Georgia's guns-everywhere-all-the-time law ...

December 28, 2014BY Martha Rosenberg