Why is Florida expanding "Stand Your Ground" to include threats of force?

When cases involve firearms and the law of self defense, Andrew Branca at Legal Insurrection is the man…

Andrew Branca* explains: Because Florida Prosecutors Persecutors have been convicting people who threaten force who would have had a defense if they actually used force…

*Andrew F. Branca is an MA lawyer and the author of the seminal book “The Law of Self Defense, 2nd Edition,” available at the Law of Self Defense blog, Amazon.com (paperback and Kindle), Barnes & Noble (paperback and Nook), and elsewhere.

Marissa Alexander (pictured above) is getting a new trial over the shooting of her husband she claims was self defense.  More posts listed here.

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