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‘Stand Your Ground’ Recalls Nightmare Ordeal After Lawful Self-Defense

We know that something similar to what was forced on him, where we suddenly find ourselves having to defend ourselves against a previously unknown threat, could happen when we least expect it. And we know that police and prosecutors will often be personally and politically incentivized to treat us like criminals, and to interpret events to support their interests rather than ours.

Massachusetts Supreme Court: ‘Self-Defense’ a Defense in ‘Accidental Killing’

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A case involving a Massachusetts license to carry holder set important self-defense precedent in the Commonwealth. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court handed down an opinion that self-defense is an appropriate defense in the event of the accidental killing of an innocent person. The case has been remanded for further review.