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Old 11-13-2020, 03:45 PM
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I encourage to try to gun down people you think are violating the laws. Your wants are not a right to use force.

Florida's “Stand-Your-Ground” law was passed in 2005. The law allows those who feel a reasonable threat of death or bodily injury to “meet force with force” rather than retreat. Similar “Castle Doctrine” laws assert that a person does not need to retreat if their home is attacked.