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38 relations: Brady Campaign, California, Case law, Castle doctrine, Common law, Czech Republic, Dallas, Dawkins v. State, Deadly force, Death of John Ward, Dennis K. Baxley, Duty to retreat, English law, Eric Holder, Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Georgia State University, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Houston, JAMA (journal), Joe Horn shooting controversy, John Lott, John Timoney (police officer), Jury instructions, Jury nullification, Justification (jurisprudence), National Review, Precedent, Proxemics, Restorative justice, Rick Scott, Right of self-defense, Self-defense, The Journal of Human Resources, The New York Times, Trayvon Martin, Trial of George Zimmerman, Urban Institute.
Brady Campaign
The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence are affiliated American nonprofit organizations that advocate for gun control and against gun violence.
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California
California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States.
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Case law
Case law is a set of past rulings by tribunals that meet their respective jurisdictions' rules to be cited as precedent.
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Castle doctrine
A castle doctrine, also known as a castle law or a defense of habitation law, is a legal doctrine that designates a person's abode or any legally occupied place (for example, a vehicle or home) as a place in which that person has protections and immunities permitting one, in certain circumstances, to use force (up to and including deadly force) to defend oneself against an intruder, free from legal prosecution for the consequences of the force used.
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Common law
Common law (also known as judicial precedent or judge-made law, or case law) is that body of law derived from judicial decisions of courts and similar tribunals.
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Czech Republic
The Czech Republic (Česká republika), also known by its short-form name Czechia (Česko), is a landlocked country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west, Austria to the south, Slovakia to the east and Poland to the northeast.
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Dallas
Dallas is a city in the U.S. state of Texas.
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Dawkins v. State
Dawkins v. State, 252 P.3d 214 (Okla. 2011), is a legal case involving limitations on the right to self-defense and stand your ground laws.
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Deadly force
Deadly force, also known as lethal force, is use of force that is likely to cause serious bodily injury or death to another person.
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Death of John Ward
On 14 October 2004, Pádraig Nally, an Irish farmer living in County Mayo, Republic of Ireland shot dead an Irish Traveller named John "Frog" Ward, with 80 criminal convictions over 30 years, who had been trespassing on his property.
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Dennis K. Baxley
Dennis K. Baxley (born August 22, 1952) is a Republican State Senator and former State Representative for Florida.
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Duty to retreat
In criminal law, the duty to retreat, or requirement of safe retreat,Criminal Law - Cases and Materials, 7th ed.
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English law
English law is the common law legal system of England and Wales, comprising mainly criminal law and civil law, each branch having its own courts and procedures.
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Eric Holder
Eric Himpton Holder Jr. (born January 21, 1951) is an American attorney who served as the 82nd Attorney General of the United States from 2009 to 2015.
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Florida Center for Investigative Reporting
Florida Center for Investigative Reporting (FCIR) is a non-profit founded in 2010 having a stated mission to investigate "corruption, waste and miscarriages of justice".
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Florida Department of Law Enforcement
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) is a Florida government agency.
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Georgia State University
Georgia State University (commonly referred to as Georgia State, State, or GSU) is a public research university in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
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Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project
The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP, pronounced "H-Cup") is a family of health care databases and related software tools and products from the United States that is developed through a Federal-State-Industry partnership and sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
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Houston
Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the fourth most populous city in the United States, with a census-estimated 2017 population of 2.312 million within a land area of.
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JAMA (journal)
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association is a peer-reviewed medical journal published 48 times a year by the American Medical Association.
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Joe Horn shooting controversy
The Joe Horn shooting controversy occurred on November 14, 2007, in Pasadena, Texas, United States, when local resident Joe Horn shot and killed two burglars outside his neighbor's home.
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John Lott
John Richard Lott Jr. (born May 8, 1958) is an American economist, political commentator, and gun rights advocate.
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John Timoney (police officer)
John Francis Timoney (July 2, 1948 – August 16, 2016) was an American policeman and law enforcement executive.
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Jury instructions
Jury instructions are the set of legal rules that jurors ought follow when deciding a case.
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Jury nullification
Jury nullification is a concept where members of a trial jury find a defendant not guilty if they do not support a government's law, do not believe it is constitutional or humane, or do not support a possible punishment for breaking the law.
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Justification (jurisprudence)
Justification is a defense in a criminal case, by which a defendant who committed the crime as defined, claims he did no wrong, because committing the crime advanced some social interest or vindicated a right of such importance that it outweighs the wrongfulness of the crime.
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National Review
National Review (NR) is an American semi-monthly conservative editorial magazine focusing on news and commentary pieces on political, social, and cultural affairs.
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Precedent
In common law legal systems, a precedent, or authority, is a principle or rule established in a previous legal case that is either binding on or persuasive for a court or other tribunal when deciding subsequent cases with similar issues or facts.
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Proxemics
Proxemics is the study of human use of space and the effects that population density has on behaviour, communication, and social interaction.
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Restorative justice
Restorative justice is an approach to justice in which the response to a crime is to organize a mediation between the victim and the offender, and sometimes with representatives of a wider community as well.
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Rick Scott
Richard Lynn Scott (born December 1, 1952) is an American businessman and politician serving as the 45th and current Governor of Florida since 2011.
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Right of self-defense
The right of self-defense (also called, when it applies to the defense of another, alter ego defense, defense of others, defense of a third person) is the right for people to use reasonable force or defensive force, for the purpose of defending one's own life or the lives of others, including, in certain circumstances, the use of deadly force.
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Self-defense
Self-defence (self-defense in some varieties of English) is a countermeasure that involves defending the health and well-being of oneself from harm.
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The Journal of Human Resources
The Journal of Human Resources is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering empirical microeconomics.
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The New York Times
The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.
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Trayvon Martin
Trayvon Benjamin Martin (February 5, 1995 – February 26, 2012) was a 17-year-old African American from Miami Gardens, Florida, who was fatally shot in Sanford, Florida by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer.
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Trial of George Zimmerman
State of Florida v. George Zimmerman was a criminal prosecution of George Zimmerman on the charge of second-degree murder stemming from the shooting of Trayvon Martin on February 26, 2012.
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Urban Institute
The Urban Institute is a Washington D.C.-based think tank that carries out economic and social policy research to "open minds, shape decisions, and offer solutions".
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand-your-ground_law
