Homicide rates rise after introduction of 'Stand Your Ground' self-defense law

Tuesday, November 15, 2016 - 15:07 in Mathematics & Economics

A change in self-defense laws in Florida that gave citizens the right to use lethal force to protect themselves in public has been linked with the state's homicide rates going up by nearly a quarter.

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