26 US States Have Stand Your Ground Laws

STAND YOUR GROUND

FLORIDA AND THE 25 OTHER U.S. STATES THAT HAVE ﾊﾗﾓSHOOT FIRSTﾊﾗﾝ LAWS:



MT ND NH SD WI MI IN OH PA NV UT KS MO KY WV AZ TX OK TN NC LA MS AL GA SC AK FL



NO SPECIFIC "SHOOT FIRST" LAWS



"SHOOT FIRST" APPLIES ONLY IF SHOOTER IS IN A VEHICLE



COMPREHENSIVE ﾊﾗﾓSHOOT FIRST" LEGISLATION



WA OR ID CA IL VA NM



SEVEN ADDITIONAL STATES PERMIT THE USE OF DEADLY FORCE IN SELF-DEFENSE IN PUBLIC WITH NO DUTY TO RETREAT THROUGH A COMBINATION OF STATUTES, JUDICIAL DECISIONS

AND/OR JURY INSTRUCTIONS.



Unlike Florida-style "Shoot First" laws, protections established in these states would not enable a shooter to escape liability in a pretrial hearing nor prevent law enforcement from arresting a shooter without probable cause that the force used was unlawful.





IN FLORIDA, IN THE FIVE YEARS AFTER ﾊﾗﾓSHOOT FIRSTﾊﾗﾝ LEGISLATION WAS PASSED IN 2005, THE NUMBER OF ﾊﾗﾓJUSTIFIABLEﾊﾗﾝ HOMICIDES PER YEAR TRIPLED.

BEFORE AFTER

2000-2005 2006-2010



From 2000 to 2005, prosecutors declared "justifiable" 12 killings by private citizens each year, on average, according to Washington Post analysis of FBI data.



From 2006 to 2010, prosecutors declared "justifiable"

36 killings by private citizens each year, on average, according to Washington Post analysis of FBI data. STAND YOUR GROUND FLORIDA AND THE 25 OTHER U.S. STATES THAT HAVE "SHOOT FIRST" LAWS: ND NH SD PA NV OH UT IN WV KS MO KY NC TN AZ OK SC AL GA MS LA TX AK FL NO SPECIFIC "SHOOT FIRST" LAWS "SHOOT FIRST" APPLIES ONLY IF SHOOTER IS IN A VEHICLE COMPREHENSIVE "SHOOT FIRST" LEGISLATION SEVEN ADDITIONAL STATES PERMIT THE USE OF DEADLY WA FORCE IN SELF-DEFENSE IN PUBLIC WITH NO DUTY TO RETREAT THROUGH A COMBINATION OF STATUTES, JUDICIAL DECISIONS OR ID AND/OR JURY INSTRUCTIONS. IL CA VA Unlike Florida-style "Shoot First" laws, protections established in these states would not enable a shooter to escape liability in a pretrial hearing nor prevent law enforcement from arresting a shooter without probable cause that the force used was unlawful. NM IN FLORIDA, IN THE FIVE YEARS AFTER "SHOOT FIRST" LEGISLATION WAS PASSED IN 2005, THE NUMBER OF “JUSTIFIABLE" HOMICIDES PER YEAR TRIPLED. BEFORE AFTER 2000-2005 2006-2010 From 2000 to 2005, prosecutors declared "justifiable" 12 killings by private citizens each year, on average, according to Washington Post analysis of FBI data. From 2006 to 2010, prosecutors declared "justifiable" 36 killings by private citizens each year, on average, according to Washington Post analysis of FBI data. By Lisa Mahapatra INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES Source: Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, Washington Post analysis of FBI data