The question about "stand your ground" laws recently arose after a Nevada man shot two men running toward him with an assault ...

After 20 years of stand-your-ground laws, spreading to most U.S. states, experts see an accompanying rise in shooting deaths.

The Netflix documentary tells the true story of Ajike “AJ” Owens, who was shot and killed by her neighbor, Susan Lorincz In 2024, Lorincz was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to 25 years in ...

That tension is exactly what Armed Attorneys hosts Richard Hayes and Edwin Walker tackle in their video about recent Nick ...

GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – The Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 25-year-old man in connection with a deadly 2024 shooting at an Andrews apartment complex, reversing an initial ...

In contrast, stand-your-ground laws and policies say even when a person is outside their home, they can stay where they are without retreating, even if they can avoid the danger by retreating, ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Caroline Light, Harvard University (THE CONVERSATION) Twenty years ago, Florida Gov.

ICE accused Politico reporter Josh Gerstein of "inciting violence against federal agents" on Tuesday after his social media ...

In Netflix's new documentary The Perfect Neighbor, "stand your ground" laws are at the center. Composed mostly of police body camera footage, The Perfect Neighbor tells the tragic true story of Ajike ...

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Caroline Light is a Senior Lecturer on Studies of Women, ...