The source for this is Talking Points Memo news aggregator:
Researchers in two separate studies, one at Georgia State University and one at Texas A & M, have concluded that homicides increase under Stand Your Ground Laws and that the laws do not deter crime in any significant way.
The two studies used different methodologies and data sets -- and reached similar conclusions. The Texas study found an 8% rise in homicides in more than 20 states.
Lowering the threshold of what is considered justifiable shooting leads to an increase in the use of guns. On the other hand, it does not appear to decrease the number of criminal acts.
Sounds like a lose-lose situation.
Ralph
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