Florida’s stand your ground law would be expanded to give more protection to people using the self-defense claim under a bill passed by the Senate despite objections from Democrats who argued it could allow killers to walk free.
The bill would place the burden of proof on prosecutors to prove people charged with assaulting or killing someone else wasn’t acting in self-defense. It’s a response to a state Supreme Court ruling that said the burden is now on the defendant.
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