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Sunday, March 25, 2012

The NRA, Trayvon Martin & Gun Laws In America




Uploaded by on Mar 22, 2012
Via Mother Jones: "The National Rifle Association continues to press more states to adopt Florida-style "stand your ground" laws like the one that's made it difficult to prosecute George Zimmerman, the self-appointed neighborhood watch captain who shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida, in late February. Zimmerman has claimed self-defense despite the fact that Martin was unarmed. Since "stand your ground" laws allow people who feel threatened to use deadly force—even if they have an opportunity, as Zimmerman did, to safely avoid a confrontation—Zimmerman has not been arrested or charged...".* Guest host Michael Shure and TYT producer Lucas Lilieholm discuss on The Young Turks.

* http://motherjones.com/mojo/2012/03/nra-trayvon-martin

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