As a young man, Justin Sneegas survived cancer and being hit by a semi-trailer truck. What ultimately claimed his life a decade ago, aged 35, was gun violence. But to his family's shock, his shooter ...
After 20 years of stand-your-ground laws, spreading to most U.S. states, experts see an accompanying rise in shooting deaths.
The debate regarding controversial Stand Your Ground laws has once again hit a fever pitch following the release of The Perfect Neighbor. The Netflix documentary, which premiered in October 2025, ...
As of September 2025, Florida allows open carry and permitless carry, in addition to its stand your ground law. Joe Raedle/Getty Images News Caroline Light, Harvard University Twenty years ago, ...
Gun control advocates say states need to rethink the laws. "Stand your ground laws," have proliferated around the country after they were first introduced in Florida in 2005, with proponents ...
In the space of one week in April, four young, unarmed Americans were shot over simple, everyday mistakes: pulling into the wrong driveway, ringing the wrong doorbell, getting into the wrong car.