We recently witnessed a tragedy in Florida that ended in a miscarriage of justice due to the "stand your ground law". North Carolina also has this law. Unless we rid ourselves of laws such as this, we will have more deaths like Trayvon Martin's and more senseless killings. None of us want that.
Please join us in asking our elected officials to take steps and end this law.
Why is this important?
North Carolina's Stand Your Ground law allows citizens to defend themselves from a threat of violence without first being required to retreat. This law allows a wild west mentality and fails to hold the shooter to a moral or reasonable standard unlike the self defense law that requires you must first try to retreat.
