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>> Montana Representative Ellie Boldman Hill, a Democrat from Missoula, said Dede's death has prompted her to draft legislation that would strip the law of stand-your-ground provisions.
"Whether it's Trayvon Martin or the tragic killing of this student, it's not the American system of justice for a single individual to act as judge, jury and executioner," Hill said.
The slain teenager's father, Celal Dede, expressed similar sentiments to the German news agency DPA.
"I've not once thought that everyone here (in the United States) can shoot someone only because a person was in their yard," Dede told DPA in an interview cited by Der Spiegel magazine.
"America can't continue to play the cowboy here," Dede said, according to Der Spiegel.
Gary Marbut, president of Montana Shooting Sports Association, said he would oppose any such measure.
"I see no evidence to suggest this law is not doing what it's designed to do," Marbut said.
Julia Reinhardt, spokeswoman for the German Consulate in San Francisco, said a parallel investigation into the death is being conducted in Hamburg.
"We expected justice will be done to make it clear that an unarmed 17-year-old German citizen cannot be killed for simply entering a garage," she said. << --Montana Lawmaker Vows To Repeal Self-Defense Law After German Teen's Death
"Whether it's Trayvon Martin or the tragic killing of this student, it's not the American system of justice for a single individual to act as judge, jury and executioner," Hill said.
The slain teenager's father, Celal Dede, expressed similar sentiments to the German news agency DPA.
"I've not once thought that everyone here (in the United States) can shoot someone only because a person was in their yard," Dede told DPA in an interview cited by Der Spiegel magazine.
"America can't continue to play the cowboy here," Dede said, according to Der Spiegel.
Gary Marbut, president of Montana Shooting Sports Association, said he would oppose any such measure.
"I see no evidence to suggest this law is not doing what it's designed to do," Marbut said.
Julia Reinhardt, spokeswoman for the German Consulate in San Francisco, said a parallel investigation into the death is being conducted in Hamburg.
"We expected justice will be done to make it clear that an unarmed 17-year-old German citizen cannot be killed for simply entering a garage," she said. << --Montana Lawmaker Vows To Repeal Self-Defense Law After German Teen's Death