Trayvon Martin’s parents to fight “Castle” law
The parents of Trayvon Martin -- the 17-year-old African-American shot dead by a neighborhood vigilante early this year -- have launched a fund and a website to fight against the proliferation of...
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman murder trial set for June
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A judge set a tentative trial date next year for a neighborhood watch volunteer charged with fatally shooting Trayvon Martin.In her first hearing since taking over the case, Judge...
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Another Trayvon Martin?
Michael David Dunn, 45, was in Jacksonville, Fla., this Friday for his son’s wedding, when afterward he decided to stop at a convenience store with his girlfriend. Four unarmed teenagers were in an...
View ArticleTrayvon’s shooter sues NBC over edits
Trayvon Martin's shooter, George Zimmerman, is suing NBC for defamation over the broadcasting of an edited phone call between Zimmerman and a police dispatcher on the night of Martin's death.The suit...
View ArticleStudy: Stand your ground laws don’t deter crime
A shocking study out of Texas A&M University shows that laws that encourage people to use their guns more freely increase the number of homicides.Since 2005, more then 20 states have enacted "stand...
View ArticleDo stand your ground laws increase crime?
Recently Salon posted on so-called stand your ground laws (sometimes known as castle doctrines), which increase the circumstances under which it is permissible for a gun owner to use lethal force...
View ArticleFive things you should know about the Trayvon Martin case
Had Trayvon Martin not been shot dead on this day last year, he would have turned 18 this month. In the initial weeks following Martin's death, national anger fomented as his killer, George Zimmerman,...
View ArticleTrayvon killer drops “stand your ground” defense
When George Zimmerman shot dead unarmed teen Trayvon Martin one year ago, Florida's "stand your ground" laws came under national scrutiny when it appeared that the gunman would avoid prosecution by...
View ArticleALEC makes public hundreds of “model” bills
It's been public knowledge for a number of years that the American Legislative Exchange Council is responsible for writing model legislation for major industries and then pushing them, through...
View ArticleSteve Wonder will boycott Florida until “Stand Your Ground” law is repealed
During his recent concert in Quebec City, musician Steve Wonder reacted to the Zimmerman trial verdict of "not guilty" by saying that he refuses to ever perform in Florida or any state that enacts a...
View ArticleNRA: “Stand-Your-Ground” is a “fundamental human right”
The National Rifle Association accused the Obama Administration of politicizing Trayvon Martin's death after Attorney General Eric Holder called for a possible end to the "Stand-Your-Ground"...
View ArticleImprisoned mom still hopes “Stand Your Ground” can help her
Maybe one good thing that can come out of George Zimmerman's acquittal is a new awareness about "Stand Your Ground" laws and their unequal application in our criminal justice system. One victim of this...
View ArticleNastiest conservative responses to Obama’s Trayvon speech
President Barack Obama gave a surprise speech this afternoon about the George Zimmerman case. The president accepted the not-guilty verdict and said that when he was a young black man he could have met...
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman’s estranged wife calls cops on him
LAKE MARY, Fla. — George Zimmerman’s estranged wife called police officers to her father’s house in Florida Monday, saying the former neighborhood watch volunteer who was acquitted of murder threatened...
View ArticleWoman in “stand your ground” case will get new trial
Marissa Alexander -- the Florida woman who claimed immunity based on the state's "stand your ground" laws, but who was nonetheless sentenced to 20 years for discharging a firearm -- will get a new...
View ArticleStanding your ground? Black woman shot in head seeking help in white...
"You see a young black lady on your porch and you shoot?” demanded Bernita Sparks, the aunt of slain Detroit 19-year-old Renisha McBride. McBride was shot in the head and killed when, according to her...
View ArticleRenisha McBride shooter “accidentally” shot her in face
Anger is swelling over the shooting of Renisha McBride, a 19-year-old black woman who was shot and killed when knocking on a door in a white neighborhood in Michigan after a car crash. Police in...
View ArticleHow black girls die in America: The outrage of the Renisha McBride shooting
Seven-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones was shot and killed during a police raid in Detroit in May 2010. In an article about the incident, Charlie LeDuff spoke to Chief Medical Examiner Cal Schmidt who...
View ArticleAutopsy: Renisha McBride blasted in face; still no charges for shooter
The medical examiner's report on 19-year-old Renisha McBride's corpse confirmed early reports that the young woman died with a blast of gunfire to her face. The Detroit woman was reportedly knocking on...
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