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Stand your ground law should be reviewed by Legislature, Florida’s black leaders say

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Stand your ground law should be reviewed by Legislature, Florida’s black leaders say The debate over Florida’s controversial Stand Your Ground law was reignited last month after a heated argument outside a Clearwater convenience store left a black man mortally wounded, his white killer free to go home and civil-rights activists up in arms. The law, which permits the use of deadly force under life-threatening circumstances, states... [...]