map of stand your ground states

In eight states — California, Colorado, Illinois, New Mexico, Oregon, Virginia, Vermont and Washington — that don’t have stand-your-ground laws, courts and jury instructions can allow people to use ... According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, at least 31 states in the United States allow, through statutes or custom, people to stand their ground whenever they are confronted by a ... MSN: Stand your ground and the Second Amendment already coexist. But who gets to survive that coexistence? Stand Your Ground laws became popular in America after the Florida Legislature passed its version in 2005. The language explicitly removed the “duty to retreat ... Stand your ground and the Second Amendment already coexist. But who gets to survive that coexistence?

Florida's Stand Your Ground law allows deadly force in self-defense without a duty to retreat. What about warning shots? Florida's Stand Your Ground law: Is it legal to fire a warning shot?