NBC 6 South Florida Florida Lawmakers Reject "Stand Your Ground" Session

[testarosa]

Call your legislators, call your governors, be proactive, get involved.

Florida Lawmakers Reject "Stand Your Ground" Session
Posted: 08/21/2013 1:37 AM

An overwhelming number of Florida legislators have rejected a call for a special session to repeal the state's "stand your ground" law.

The Department of State on Tuesday released a final tally. It showed 108 legislators voted against the special session while 47 voted for it. Four legislators didn't vote.

The vote was triggered by a written request by 33 legislators for the special session. They were urged to do so by protesters upset with the July verdict in the George Zimmerman case.

A "yes" vote by three-fifths of the Republican-majority Legislature would have resulted in a special session.

The vote was split largely along partisan lines. Seven Democrats joined with Republicans in voting no.

Protesters who pushed for the poll ended their protest at the Florida Capitol last week.

Florida Lawmakers Reject "Stand Your Ground" Session | NBC 6 South Florida

They're coming after your freedom with lies like this "Public Service Announcement". That case has ZERO to do with Stand Your Ground but they'll keep using it to try to take away some rights. Don't let them do it.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUKzDANF6QU]"Stand Up to 'Stand Your Ground'" PSA - YouTube[/ame]

 

[PixieStix]

For years Americans have been standing by and allowing legislators and special interest groups to steal away their freedoms one at a time. While we sleep, they are on the prowl seeking which freedom they can devour.

Is it an intentional destruction of freedoms? No, it is political correctness gone awry, taking hold of every fabric of our American culture. We have been duped.

I for one am sick to death of it.

The government is suppose to protect my rights, not trample all over the Constitution.

As a people, I would ask all of you to ask yourselves What if???

The government is knocking on your doors saying "I am the government and I am here to help" That is essentially what is happening, and we are letting them in

 

[Lonestar_logic]

Call your legislators, call your governors, be proactive, get involved.

Florida Lawmakers Reject "Stand Your Ground" Session
Posted: 08/21/2013 1:37 AM

An overwhelming number of Florida legislators have rejected a call for a special session to repeal the state's "stand your ground" law.

The Department of State on Tuesday released a final tally. It showed 108 legislators voted against the special session while 47 voted for it. Four legislators didn't vote.

The vote was triggered by a written request by 33 legislators for the special session. They were urged to do so by protesters upset with the July verdict in the George Zimmerman case.

A "yes" vote by three-fifths of the Republican-majority Legislature would have resulted in a special session.

The vote was split largely along partisan lines. Seven Democrats joined with Republicans in voting no.

Protesters who pushed for the poll ended their protest at the Florida Capitol last week.

Florida Lawmakers Reject "Stand Your Ground" Session | NBC 6 South Florida

They're coming after your freedom with lies like this "Public Service Announcement". That case has ZERO to do with Stand Your Ground but they'll keep using it to try to take away some rights. Don't let them do it.

"Stand Up to 'Stand Your Ground'" PSA - YouTube

What a bunch of idiots.

The Zimmerman trial had nothing to do with "stand your ground" laws.

 

[PixieStix]

Call your legislators, call your governors, be proactive, get involved.

Florida Lawmakers Reject "Stand Your Ground" Session
Posted: 08/21/2013 1:37 AM

An overwhelming number of Florida legislators have rejected a call for a special session to repeal the state's "stand your ground" law.

The Department of State on Tuesday released a final tally. It showed 108 legislators voted against the special session while 47 voted for it. Four legislators didn't vote.

The vote was triggered by a written request by 33 legislators for the special session. They were urged to do so by protesters upset with the July verdict in the George Zimmerman case.

A "yes" vote by three-fifths of the Republican-majority Legislature would have resulted in a special session.

The vote was split largely along partisan lines. Seven Democrats joined with Republicans in voting no.

Protesters who pushed for the poll ended their protest at the Florida Capitol last week.

Florida Lawmakers Reject "Stand Your Ground" Session | NBC 6 South Florida

They're coming after your freedom with lies like this "Public Service Announcement". That case has ZERO to do with Stand Your Ground but they'll keep using it to try to take away some rights. Don't let them do it.

"Stand Up to 'Stand Your Ground'" PSA - YouTube

What a bunch of idiots.

The Zimmerman trial had nothing to do with "stand your ground" laws.

Let it never be said that the special interest group allow any opportunity pass them by without taking advantage of stupid sheep

 

[testarosa]

MS. FULTON: Well, you know, the-- the death of my son was so negative that we felt that we needed to do something positive to not only help us heal but to help other families of senseless gun violence. And that’s why we started the Trayvon Martin Foundation. That’s why we’re going all over the country to the 21 states that have the stand-your-ground law to try to make some type of change.We understand it is not going to be done overnight, that it’s going to take time to do this, but we’re in it-- for the long haul we’re in it. This is a part of my life now.

This is not a drill. Call your reps and your govs and shore them up! Tell your friends to call. If you snooze on it, you'll wake up tomorrow and wonder what in the hell happened.

It only take a few minutes.

 

[Lonestar_logic]

MS. FULTON: Well, you know, the-- the death of my son was so negative that we felt that we needed to do something positive to not only help us heal but to help other families of senseless gun violence. And that’s why we started the Trayvon Martin Foundation. That’s why we’re going all over the country to the 21 states that have the stand-your-ground law to try to make some type of change.We understand it is not going to be done overnight, that it’s going to take time to do this, but we’re in it-- for the long haul we’re in it. This is a part of my life now.

This is not a drill. Call your reps and your govs and shore them up! Tell your friends to call. If you snooze on it, you'll wake up tomorrow and wonder what in the hell happened.

It only take a few minutes.

Trust me, Texas will never give in the likes of those idiots.

 

[AyeCantSeeYou]

Coalition to Stop Gun Violence | The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence seeks to secure freedom from gun violence through research, strategic engagement and effective policy advocacy.

The "Coalition to Stop Gun Violence" is behind that PSA.

Going after those that own firearms legally isn't the answer. It's the people that obtain firearms from back alleys, the black market, etc that is the problem.

 

[KissMy]

TM's parents have been going after SYG law even though it had nothing to do with TM's death. TM often wore his Cory Craig Johnson button as he did the night he was killed. Cory Craig Johnson's death is why the Martin family have such a keen interest in defeating the “Stand-Your-Ground” law. JOHNSON v. STATE No. 82-369.

 

[AyeCantSeeYou]

TM's parents have been going after SYG law even though it had nothing to do with TM's death. TM often wore his Cory Craig Johnson button as he did the night he was killed. Cory Craig Johnson's death is why the Martin family have such a keen interest in defeating the “Stand-Your-Ground” law. JOHNSON v. STATE No. 82-369.

Here's more on that for those that are interested:

TRAYVON MARTIN'S MOTHER DOES NOT WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT THIS! - Raising Up A Standard Apostolic Ministries

 

[Katzndogz]

SYG is a smoke screen. What libs really want is to eliminate all self defense laws. They did it in England back in 2004.

BRITONS RIGHT TO SELF-DEFENSE PRACTICALLY ELIMINATED

This did not happen all at once. The people were weaned from their fundamental right to protect themselves through a series of policies implemented over some 80 years, she says. Those include the strictest gun laws of any democracy, legislation that makes it illegal for individuals to carry any article that could be used for personal protection, and restrictive limits on the use of force in self-defense

Victims of crime risk imprisonment for defending oneself. Fending off robbers in one's home with toy pistols will get one charged by the police; killing an assailant results in a life sentence, while if one manages to knock an attacker down, you must not hit him again or you risk being charged with assault, says Malcolm.

 

[AyeCantSeeYou]

SYG is a smoke screen. What libs really want is to eliminate all self defense laws. They did it in England back in 2004.

BRITONS RIGHT TO SELF-DEFENSE PRACTICALLY ELIMINATED

This did not happen all at once. The people were weaned from their fundamental right to protect themselves through a series of policies implemented over some 80 years, she says. Those include the strictest gun laws of any democracy, legislation that makes it illegal for individuals to carry any article that could be used for personal protection, and restrictive limits on the use of force in self-defense

Victims of crime risk imprisonment for defending oneself. Fending off robbers in one's home with toy pistols will get one charged by the police; killing an assailant results in a life sentence, while if one manages to knock an attacker down, you must not hit him again or you risk being charged with assault, says Malcolm.

Scary stuff! That pretty much gives criminals free reign of terror.