In a string of recent shootings, young victims have been killed or seriously injured over innocent mistakes. What is justice in the age of stand your ground laws?
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No Retreat: The Dangers of Stand Your Ground
In the decade since George Zimmerman killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida, stand your ground laws have expanded across the nation. And with them come more homicides.
Stand Your Ground Laws Are Proliferating. And More People Are Dying.
Expanded self-defense laws are being used to justify killings of roommates, people who are unhoused, and in road rage incidents and child custody disputes.
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Police Often Miss Red Flags in Domestic Abuse Cases, and the Consequences Are Deadly
In scores of intimate partner gun homicides from 2017 through 2020, Reveal found that law enforcement repeatedly ignored even the most glaring signs that a victim was at high risk of being killed.
No Retreat: The Dangers of Stand Your Ground
In the decade since George Zimmerman killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida, stand your ground laws have expanded across the nation. And with them come more homicides.
Reveal’s ‘Unrelinquished’ Nominated for Emmy Award
The documentary is a harrowing examination of why so many domestic abusers are allowed to keep their guns.
Shooting in the Dark: Why Gun Reform Keeps Failing
Gun-related deaths in the U.S. are at an all-time high. Why efforts to stop the violence fall short.
Congress Takes Aim at Abusers’ Illegal Guns in New Violence Against Women Act
After Reveal reported on soaring rates of intimate partner homicide, new legislation gives state and local law enforcement more power to crack down on abusers who have weapons unlawfully.
How the Updated Violence Against Women Act Would Crack Down on Domestic Abusers Who Have Guns
After Reveal reported on soaring rates of intimate partner homicide, a bipartisan Senate proposal gives local law enforcement greater power to pursue abusers who possess illegal weapons.
Armed and Abusive
Intimate partner homicides are skyrocketing, yet police, prosecutors and judges often trust offenders to disarm themselves.