McCain Joins Obama in Calling for "Stand Your Ground" Review (345 hits)
Republican Sen. John McCain on Sunday echoed President Barack Obama’s call to review so-called “Stand Your Ground” laws in the wake of the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting of unarmed teen Trayvon Martin. "I can also see that Stand Your Ground laws may be something that needs to be reviewed by the Florida legislature or any other legislature that has passed such legislation," McCain said on CNN. Stand Your Ground laws permit the use of force in the name of self-defense without having to try to retreat from a confrontation. Zimmerman did not cite the theory in his defense, but the laws have come under scrutiny because of concerns that they might lead to similar violent confrontations. "And for those who resist that idea that we should think about something like these 'Stand Your Ground' laws, I'd just ask people to consider, if Trayvon Martin was of age and armed, could he have stood his ground on that sidewalk?" Obama asked during his impromptu remarks on Friday. "And if the answer to that question is at least ambiguous, then it seems to me that we might want to examine those kinds of laws." Get More at NBC News
