Stand-Your-Ground Laws Are Lethal The slaying of a young man while jogging in Georgia illustrates the dangers of misguided self-defense laws. May 21, 2020 at 8:00 AM EDT ...

Ohio Senate Bill 180, similar to the Florida law invoked as a legal defense in my son's murder, would let people shoot and kill someone in public even when a clear and safe alternative exists ...

Caroline Light, author of “Stand Your Ground: The History of America’s Love Affair With Lethal Self-Defense.” (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) Stand Your Ground by Caroline Light. (Courtesy Beacon Press) ...