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For Black Iowans, Concerns and Questions Remain After 'Stand Your Ground' Law Takes Effect
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An overhaul of Iowa’s gun laws earlier this year included a controversial "stand your ground" provision. It means an individual who feels threatened has no duty to retreat before using deadly force for self-defense. Gun rights groups consider the change a victory for gun owners, but the ripple effects of similar laws in other states have raised concerns among black Iowans. Some African-American residents of Waterloo are still grappling with what the "stand your ground" law could mean for themselves, their families and young people of color.
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PHORTO
(8/16/2017)
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Yo, black parents. Wanna stop worrying? Then train your kids to be polite and to eschew the counter-culture nonsense of the black urban set that sees being 'dissed' as a valid reason to beat or kill someone. As well, train them not to mug people. Train them not to chimp out at McDonalds.
Common sense: "An armed society is a polite society." - Robert Heinlein |
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