Tag: stand your ground law

John Edmund Barbour shoots Gregory Miller-Gainesville, Florida neighbor in stand your ground shooting. Shooting victim may have suffered seizure leading to walking into wrong apartment unit by mistake.  A Florida homeowner has fatally shot his neighbor after the man wandered into...

Michael Drejka manslaughter: Clearwater, Florida man who shot dead unarmed black man, Markeis McGlockton in car park altercation says he followed Florida’s Stand your Ground law to the T and has no regrets. Michael Drejka the white Florida man seen in video in...

Clearwater stand your ground shooting no charges: Should Michael Drejka be charged with the murder of Markeis McGlockton? Florida's Stand your ground law leads to protests and demands of overhaul.  A Florida gunman won’t face charges after fatally shooting another man in a...

Bruce Fanning charged with second degree murder after shooting dead home intruder, Nathaniel Rosa while taking a shower. The victim was unarmed at the time.  Bruce Fanning, a 59 year old Belfair, Washington State homeowner has been charged with second degree...

Zachary Peters shoots dead three Broken Arrow, Tulsa, Oklahoma teen burglars. A case of stand your ground law? Was the son ever in danger of imminent death?  Zachary Peters the 23 year old son of a Broken Arrow, Tulsa, Oklahoma...

Deputy Dean Bardes demands passerby shoot driver beating him: Was a driver's shooting death warranted after what many argued was a life and death situation? Debate has swelled after reports that a passerby ‘saved’ the life of a police officer...

While George Zimmerman may have gotten off with a murder rap on the grounds of Florida's debatable 'stand your ground law,' one individual who also sought to use it in her defense after firing a warning shot, Marissa Alexander, such...