Wrong-place shootings put 'stand your ground' laws in the spotlight
They were shot after pulling into the wrong driveway, ringing the wrong doorbell, getting into the wrong car in a parking lot. In the space of a single week, four young, unarmed Americans were shot after simple, everyday mistakes. One died. In a country home to the most armed populace on Earth, where fear of violent crime often reflects spin rather than statistics, and where "stand your ...
They were shot after pulling into the wrong driveway, ringing the wrong doorbell, getting into the wrong car in a parking lot.
In the space of a single week, four young, unarmed Americans were shot after simple, everyday mistakes. One died.
In a country home to the most armed populace on Earth, where fear of violent crime often reflects spin rather than statistics, and where "stand your ground" laws proliferate, a simple mistake can turn deadly.
Experts say the high-profile incidents highlight fast-moving and unique cultural and legal trends in the U.S., one of just a few countries with a constitutional right to carry guns.
Dozens of "stand your ground" state laws passed in the last 18 years have vastly transformed how
