Twenty years ago, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush signed the first “stand your ground” law, calling it a “good, common-sense, ...

RALEIGH, North Carolina (WTVD) -- There is a new push to repeal North Carolina's "Stand Your Ground" law. House Bill 723, which is being called the "Gun Safety Act," is scheduled to be introduced in ...

CHEYENNE — Wyoming’s controversial “stand your ground” self-defense bill was sent to Gov. Matt Mead on Saturday, who must now decide whether to veto it. The legislation is meant to strengthen and ...

The Netflix documentary tells the true story of Ajike “AJ” Owens, who was shot and killed by her neighbor, Susan Lorincz In 2024, Lorincz was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to 25 years in ...

DES MOINES — “For freedom’s sake,” according to Rep. Matt Windschitl, Iowa lawmakers should approve a sweeping changes to Iowa’s gun regulations. Those changes include stand-your-ground legislation ...

In December The Root profiled the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC. The organization connects corporate leaders with state lawmakers to draft “model bills” for legislators to replicate, ...

A firearms instructor coaches a student during a civilian active shooter response course for concealed carry permit holders in Longmont, Colo. At least 35 states have stand-your-ground statutes or ...

Gun control advocates say states need to rethink the laws. "Stand your ground laws," have proliferated around the country after they were first introduced in Florida in 2005, with proponents ...

How many people have to die before we take a hard look at the stand-your-ground defense in Texas? How long before the message gets out that this will-nilly shooting of people on your property is a bad ...

Florida was the first state to pass the contentious law in 2005 and it has since expanded The Perfect Neighbor has reignited the conversation around "stand your ground" laws The Netflix documentary ...