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Making the case that the 'Stand Your Ground Law' does not shield George Zimmerman from prosecution under Florida law.

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Obdicut (Now with 2% less brain)3/24/2012 6:53:59 pm PDT

re: #136 Decatur Deb

Sanford needs more MYOB law.

In retrospect, I probably was being an idiot the couple of times I followed suspicious characters, but I lived in an area of town where crime was very, very common. And I had a camera. It completely changes the equation when you go out armed.

Guns are important things. I defend 2nd amendment rights to own guns, and even the right to carry them if it’s needful. I do not the defend the right to carry guns without need, and there was no need, at all, for Zimmerman to leave his house while armed and pursue Trayvon. I think that, in itself, playing cop, should be criminalized.

That would also remove his SYG defense, since he’d be involved in a criminal act.