Host Miles Mercer examines America's stand your ground laws, tracing their rapid spread from Florida's 2005 statute to over 30 states. The episode covers landmark cases including Trayvon Martin and the Clearwater parking lot shooting, analyzing controversial outcomes, racial disparities in application, and conflicting research on homicide rates. Mercer breaks down state-by-state variations and the core legal shift from duty-to-retreat to defending one's ground.

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