Florida shooting renews debate over 'stand your ground' laws In the months after the Florida Legislature approved a new law allowing residents to use deadly force to protect themselves no matter where they were, gun-control advocates plastered the state with warnings to tourists. Florida Shooting Focuses Attention on 'Stand Your Ground' Law Outrage over the death of a Florida teenager has focused attention on a state law permitting the use of deadly force in self-defense. Florida Teen Shooting SANFORD, Florida (CNN) -- Federal prosecutors and the FBI have opened an investigation into the killing of an unarmed teen by a neighborhood watch volunteer in Florida. The Lede Blog: Florida Shooting Focuses Attention on 'Stand Your Ground' Law Outrage over the death of a Florida teenager has focused attention on a state law permitting the use of deadly force in self-defense. FBI monitoring fatal Florida shooting case, as police criticized (Reuters) - Federal authorities said on Sunday they were in contact with local police investigating the killing of a black teenager last month by a neighborhood watch volunteer in a gated Florida community, an incident that has raised alarm among civil rights leaders. VIDEO: Anger over Florida teen shooting The US Justice Department has opened an investigation into the shooting of teenager Trayvon Martin. George Zimmerman: 7 Things To Know About Trayvon Martin Florida Shooting On Feb. 26, 2012, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager in Sanford, Fla., was shot dead by George Zimmerman, a 28-year-old white Hispanic man touring his gated community in an SUV as part of the neighborhood watch. Florida's self-defense law complicates shooting of teenager MIAMI-Florida's controversial 2005 "Stand-Your-Ground" self-defense law could make it difficult to charge a... Shooting death of Florida teen spurs outrage, allegations of racism (WHAS11) -- The shooting death of a Florida teen by a neighborhood watch captain has sparked outrage and allegations of racism. Now, some Louisville students are discussing the case in the classroom. WHAS11's Renee Murphy was visited Central High School, where students shared their thoughts about the investigation. Trayvon Martin's picture has been all over the news as people across the country ... Florida shooting suspect to face judicial probe George Zimmerman, a neighbourhood watch coordinator who shot dead an unarmed black teenager, Trayvon Martin, will finally face a judicial probe having escaped arrest under a controversial self-defence law.
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
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