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Old 10-06-2014, 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Edjkoz View Post
This is sad. Had he used a stand his ground defense, he could have killed the person and got away with it. This isn't a gun issue but an issue with the law
Man jailed for 20 years for protecting his family in his own home.

You are right. It is legislators painting with too broad a brush and throwing fairness and common sense out the window to give prosecutors a tool in their war on crime. This tool was mandatory sentencing primarily related to the war on drugs.