The poll, conducted by the widely respected Selzer & Company, was taken between February 6th and 9th and has a 3.5 percent plus or minus margin of error.
Poll: Majority of Iowans Support Stand Your Ground Legislation
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Major Gun Bill Introduced in the Iowa House
House Study Bill 133 (HSB133) is a comprehensive gun bill that effectively re-writes a large portion of Iowa’s firearms and use of force laws.
Second Amendment Keeps Winning
With a propaganda machine that only a billionaire can buy, Everytown for Gun Safety and its affiliated organizations continue to spread the falsehood that the anti-gun movement is gaining…..
Racist Hit Piece on Self-Defense Smears Gun Owners as the Bigots
It’s not our side that wants to keep women and minorities disarmed – it’s theirs…
When Faced With a Threat, Should You Stand and Fight or Run?
National Carry Academy is the nation’s premier training resource for those that decide to carry a gun as a part of their lifestyle.
URGENT! Stand Your Ground Bill On Senate Floor Thursday 1/21/16
SB-344 Burden of Proof by Sen. Rob Bradley is on the Special Order Calendar to be heard on the Senate Floor Thursday, January 21, 2016, between 1:00-4:00pm.
Florida Urgent: STOP Prosecutors from Conspiring Against Your Self-Defense Rights
SB-344 Burden of Proof by Sen. Rob Bradley is scheduled to be heard in the Senate Rules Committee on Thursday, December 3, 2015, at 1:00PM
NRA Targets GOP ‘Betrayers’ of Stand-Your-Ground Bill
Gun-rights advocates are targeting the chairman of a House committee and some of its Republican members, after a bill intended to broaden the state’s controversial “stand your ground” law…..
Florida: NEED HELP: Another Committee to Hear Senate Burden of Proof Bill
SB-344 Burden of Proof by Sen. Rob Bradley is scheduled to be heard in the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at 10:00AM.
Florida: URGENT TAKE ACTION: Take Back the Right of “Innocent Until Proven Guilty”
HB-169 Burden of Proof by Rep. Dennis Baxley is scheduled to be heard in the House Criminal Justice Committee on Tuesday, November 17, 2015, at 9:00AM.
Science and Science Fiction
Andrew Branca, the author of the “Law of Self Defense,” recently reviewed a study on racial bias and Florida’s Stand Your Ground (SYG) laws published in the Elsevier Social Science & Medicine.
Florida’s Gun Law Reform is Working
An armed citizen stopped a deadly knife attack with a warning shot. Under the new law, he can be certain that he will not be charged…
Governor Rick Scott Makes History Signing 5 Pro-Gun Bills
A strong supporter of the Second Amendment, Governor Rick Scott has now signed more pro-gun bills into law — in one term — than any other Governor in Florida history…
Justifiable Defensive Threat of Force Signed into Law
The new law clarifies that a person may threaten the use of defensive force in order to prevent or terminate an imminent or actual unlawful physical attack by an aggressor…
Florida Governor Signs ‘Stand Your Ground’ Reform
Florida’s Governor Rick Scott signed into law a major reform of the State’s Stand Your Ground law on Friday, 20 June, 2014.
Injecting Rational Thought Into the Montana Stand Your Ground Debate
I’ve found it very difficult to get the media to correct the misunderstanding and assertion that Montana Shooting Sports Association created the “castle doctrine” in Montana with HB 228 in 2009…
LA State Democrat Introduces Bill to Appeal Stand Your Ground Law, Siding with Criminals
Louisiana: House Committee Scheduled to Hear Bill to Repeal Self-Defense Law this Wednesday…
Florida House Passes Reform of Stand Your Ground
HB 89, a reform of the “Stand Your Ground” law, passed the Florida House on 20 March with a vote of 93-24.
Can Use Of Illegally Carried Gun Harm Claim Of Self-Defense? LOSD Question of the Week
If a gun carried illegally is used in valid self-defense, does the illegal carry have a bearing on the claim of self-defense???
Law Of Self Defense Q&A: With No Safe Retreat, What Actions Are My Best Legal Defense
If I’m somewhere that I have a duty to retreat, but no safe avenue of retreat is possible, what actions can I take to put myself on the best legal ground???
Much Confusion Around Both Stand-Your-Ground & Castle Doctrine
Much of the confusion stems from the fact that although both of these terms have a narrow, technically-correct meaning they have also been commonly used to refer to other aspects of self-defense law beyond these core meanings…
Opinion: Florida Theater Shooting – Avoid Confrontations If You Have Poor People Skills
If you see a person engaging in what you perceive to be bad behavior, think twice before you go over there and start telling them how to behave…
Florida: URGENT! HELP NEEDED Support – SB-448, Threat of Force to Stop Attackers
SB-448 is a bill to stop abusive prosecutors from using 10-20-LIFE to prosecute people who, in self-defense, threaten to use deadly force against an attacker as a means to stop an attack…
New Lethal Force Seminar Announced For Detroit Area Audience – Jan 11, 2014
A seminar entitled, “Lethal Force Seminar: Laws All Gun-Owners Must Know,” seeks to both capitalize on the nation’s interest in high profile self-defense cases and teach interested citizens about the firearm laws they need to know…
Florida’s Stand Your Ground Law Stood Its Ground Against Attack
By an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 11-2, the Florida House Criminal Justice Committee defeated House Bill 4003 by Representative Alan Williams (D)…
Sen. Dick Durbin Chairs Divisive ‘Stand Your Ground’ Hearing ~ Video
Sen. Durbin made clear his intentions to further pursue his attack on SYG laws. This development is even more disturbing considering self-defense laws fall well within a state’s police power, and are thus not the purview of the federal government…
Washtenaw Michigan County Board of Commissioners Vote to Attack Your Right to Self-Defense
Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners voted 5-4 to pass a resolution urging the Michigan to repeal important “Stand Your Ground” law, which would erode your inherent right to self-defense…
Michigan Washtenaw County Board to Consider Anti-Self-Defense Ordinance Wednesday
The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners has been considering a misguided resolution calling upon the Michigan Legislature and Governor Rick Snyder to repeal Michigan’s “Stand Your Ground” law…
Florida Carry Legislative Update
There are legislators who are now actively seeking to pass legislation that would punish law abiding citizens who act in necessary defense of themselves…
FL Sarasota County Delegation Opposes Repealing ‘Stand Your Ground’ Statute
Fortunately, the four legislators attending this meeting disagreed with the city commission and oppose repealing the “Stand your Ground” statute…