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Morning Edition
10:22 am
Wed February 13, 2013
Stand Your Ground Equals More Gun Deaths?
By Rick Ganley
In 2011, New Hampshire lawmakers passed the so-called Stand Your Ground Law. The state has seen controversy over the law, with some calling for its repeal. Many states have had similar laws on the books for years now, and we talked with Associate Professor Mark Hoekstra of Texas A&M University about research on trends in those states. I started by asking him what the research specifically looked at.
- Researcher Mark Hoekstra on crime statistics in states with so-called Stand Your Ground laws
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