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"Saying that 'it's time to question laws that senselessly expand the concept of self-defense and sow dangerous conflict in our neighborhoods,' Attorney Gen. Eric Holder on Tuesday called for a reexamination of so-called stand your ground laws," 

Today's Question: Do ‘stand your ground’ laws make neighborhoods more dangerous?

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“Saying that ‘it’s time to question laws that senselessly expand the concept of self-defense and sow dangerous conflict in our neighborhoods,’ Attorney Gen. Eric Holder on Tuesday called for a reexamination of so-called stand your ground laws,” writes NPR’s Mark Memmott It was just such a law that hovered over the trial of George Zimmerman…

Do ‘stand your ground’ laws make neighborhoods more dangerous?

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