Stand-your-ground law

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:adoptedBy over 25 U.S. states
gptkbp:allows use of deadly force in self-defense
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:codifiedIn state statutes
gptkbp:contrastsWith duty to retreat
gptkbp:criticizedFor increasing violence
gptkbp:dateEnacted gptkb:Florida
2005
gptkbp:effect removes duty to retreat before using force
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Stand-your-ground law
gptkbp:influenced criminal prosecutions
gptkbp:notableCase gptkb:Trayvon_Martin_shooting
gptkbp:opposedBy gun control advocates
gptkbp:relatedTo self-defense
gptkbp:sometimesCalled no duty to retreat law
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:military
academic research
gptkbp:supportedBy gun rights advocates
gptkbp:variant gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Trayvon_Martin_case
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6