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For every one of those you can find one where an old man or woman defends themselves from armed intruders. If you take guns away from everyone only the criminals will have them.

I just read the article. Based on this article it seems that the kid was murdered. It seems odd that they didn't hold and charge him. There isn't enough information.

As far as the assult charge, it just said he was arrested for it. Was he convicted? Maybe he wasn't thats why they said his record is squeeky clean.

A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

I definitely said I agreed with this in my post, but at the same time I fail to see how the 2nd amendment covers what happened in this story.

I'm unfamiliar with Florida laws regarding guns, but seeing as he wasn't arrested at all I'm assuming the gun was registered and he was allowed to own it.

Obviously he was aquitted of his previous charge, as I'm pretty sure convicted felons can't own guns, legally, anywhere. So he absolutely has the right to own a gun under our laws, which is what you're questioning is it not?

If you want to debate on whether or not he should be charged with a crime for what he did, or if he had the right to USE the firearm in that situation then you should probably reword your first post.

There is another article better than this one that describes what happened and how this guy is going to get away with it.

Basically Florida doesn't have a retreat law. You are allowed to confront anyone that poses a threat to your safety. The problem is the law isn't worded to say you can't chase down a 'threat' and kill them, which apparently this guy did after the cops brushed off his call to them.

Disgusting events though. Dude needs to be made an example of, not allowed to weasel his way out of justice through legal wording loop holes.

He has a track record of being accused of violence.

Just listened to the 911 tapes. Pretty fucking chilling. Kid screaming help, BLAM, silence.

It is meanless as far as gun control is concerned. That asswipe who shot that kid would have had the gun regardless of laws.

I don't believe Trayvon would be out of jail if the roles were reversed. The self defense argument never works for Black youth even though many urban youth carry guns for that very purpose.

If the locals dont step up and do their jobs, i have a feeling the feds will step in and do it for them with some kind of civil rights deal.

For them not even to arrest the guy is so mind numbing in 2012. Arrest him and let him prove self defense in court.

I bet innocents killing innocents fill far more...and I bet criminals killing criminals fills the most.

...I laugh at the paranoid delusions of the gun-lovers.

THEY'RE ALL OUT TO GET YOU MAN!!!!