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States signing up to expand use of deadly force
A gun rights drive to broaden self-defense laws gains rapid support nationwide with ten states enacting stand your ground variants this year. The measures remove the duty to retreat and grant immunity for shootings in public places. Critics, including police chiefs, warn such laws risk more violence and wrongful prosecutions while supporters say they deter crime.
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Florida
Arizona
Oklahoma
Kevin Calvey
Calvey
National Rifle Association
House
Senate
Brad Henry
Alabama
Georgia
Idaho
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Mississippi
South Dakota
NRA
Zach Raybourn
Brady Campaign
New Hampshire
John Lynch
Nathaniel H. Sawyer Jr
New Hampton
N.H
Sawyer
New Hampshire Association of Police Chiefs
Lynch
Wayne LaPierre
LaPierre
Dan Gelber
Gelber