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Do not support SB 280. Why?
One must first comprehend why a majority of states have enacted “Stand Your Ground” (SYG) law as well as who do these laws serve?
If you comprehend the purpose and intent of SYG law and its honest application and practice, it bears into question an individual’s motives in attempting to strike it down. Those motives do not serve the law abiding pubic and honestly only serve criminals or friends/family of criminals. Do you support criminals? If not then apply some honest critical thinking on this issue and determine why it exists. Answer that and continue forward in attempts to circumvent, strike down and erode SYG law bears into question one’s integrity.
In Georgia thankfully, we have stand your ground law and they serve to protect the honest. Prior to that a homeowner or any person who had a legal right to be where they were at and were “legally” defending themselves were not immune from prosecution. States that don’t clarify or worse enacted “Duty to Retreat” (DTR) laws allow honest citizens “legally” defending themselves to be prosecuted and or sued. There are numerous cases to support this.
SYG laws DO NOT protect those who “criminally” attack anyone or threaten any innocent. Federal and state laws prevent this and those in violation deserve the full weight of prosecution. However, that is ignored by the senators and the groups who in their ignorance and emotion strive to strip rights from the honest citizen to a great disservice to our state. SYG laws were enacted and passed out of educated public support. The numerous case law complaints where an angry family member, whose family member was injured or killed in “legal” self-defense were becoming so common that the defending honest citizen needed protection from being dragged through the legal system after successfully and lawfully defending themselves.
So ask yourself, exactly what is SYG, how is it applied, who does it serve and lastly who do you serve?
Scrutinize every piece legislation that in effect will take and distance rights from our honest citizenry. You took an oath, all that you need to do is honor that oath despite your personal/emotional bias or political posturing and serve the honest citizens. Do not allow SB 280 to proceed, vote no.
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