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By Nicole Flatow
The National Rifle Association has been silent since a jury acquitted George Zimmerman Saturday in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. But it didn’t take long for the gun lobbying group to weigh in once Attorney General Eric Holder blasted the notorious NRA-backed Stand Your Ground laws that gained national attention in the aftermath of Martin’s death.
In an address to the NAACP national convention Tuesday, Holder criticized state Stand Your Ground laws for causing more violence than they prevent, and potentially empowering individuals to become vigilantes. “By allowing and perhaps encouraging violent situations to escalate in public, such laws undermine public safety,” he said. In response, NRA Institute for Legislative Action executive director Chris Cox elevated the controversial state provision to a “human right,” calling Holder’s opposition “unconscionable.”
The attorney general fails to understand that self-defense is not a concept, it’s a fundamental human right. To send a message that legitimate self-defense is to blame is unconscionable, and demonstrates once again that this administration will exploit tragedies to push their political agenda.
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“The attorney general fails to understand that self-defense is not a concept, it’s a fundamental human right. To send a message that legitimate self-defense is to blame is unconscionable, and demonstrates once again that this administration will exploit tragedies to push their political agenda.”
The NRA is right. I wrote an article on the subject here:
Stand Your Ground and Self Defense
http://free2beinamerica2.wordpress.com/2013/07/15/stand-your-ground-and-self-defense/
In my article I point out the simple fact that being obliged to “retreat” in a dangerous self defense situation can be more dangerous than standing your ground – this for the person who is defending herself. The idea of retreating if you can sounds fine and plausible in a safe courtroom but in real life it can be a lot more difficult.
Self defense is a basic human right.
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