Florida Sheriff Warns Against Violence By Supporters Trayvon Martin

No word yet on the police’s attitude toward potential violence from supporters of accused vigilante George Zimmerman.

Mint Press News Desk
By Mint Press News Desk

As the George Zimmerman trial winds down, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office is preparing for an all-out riot, taking preemptive measures to warn supporters of slain teenager Trayvon Martin that violence will not be tolerated when they gather to hear the verdict. The move came just days before Judge Debra Nelson agreed Thursday to allow jurors to

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The Trayvon Martin Tragedy One Year Later: Stand Your Ground Prevails

(Mint Press) – One year ago yesterday, George Zimmerman – a 28-year-old self-appointed neighborhood watch coordinator — shot and killed Trayvon Martin — a 17-year-old unarmed African-American boy that was walking home from visiting the grocery store at Sanford, Fla. While this case has stirred racial passions and cries of outrage about the manner this […]

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

(Mint Press) - One year ago yesterday, George Zimmerman - a 28-year-old self-appointed neighborhood watch coordinator — shot and killed Trayvon Martin — a 17-year-old unarmed African-American boy that was walking home from visiting the grocery store at Sanford, Fla. While this case has stirred racial passions and cries of outrage about the manner

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Mass Shootings Do Little To Change State Gun Laws

Following the mass shooting in Connecticut, the Obama administration and lawmakers around the country have promised to re-examine gun control in America. ProPublica decided to take a look at what’s happened legislatively in states where some of the worst shootings in recent U.S. history have occurred to see what effect, if any, those events had […]

Joaquin Sapien
By Joaquin Sapien
Yellow markers sit next to evidence, including a gas mask, as police investigate the scene outside the Century 16 movie theater east of the Aurora Mall in Aurora, Colo. on Friday, July 20, 2012. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Following the mass shooting in Connecticut, the Obama administration and lawmakers around the country have promised to re-examine gun control in America. ProPublica decided to take a look at what's happened legislatively in states where some of the worst shootings in recent U.S. history have occurred to see what effect, if any, those events had

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Seven Of The Most Striking Ways States Have Loosened Gun Laws

Friday’s deadly rampage at a Connecticut elementary school marked the 13th mass shooting in the United States this year. Among the 11 deadliest shootings in U.S. history, more than half took place in the last five years. During the same period, states have often relaxed their gun laws, making it easier for individuals to obtain […]

Suevon Lee
By Suevon Lee
This undated photograph released by the Maine State Police shows weapons gathered from an investigation. (AP Photo/Maine State Police)

Friday's deadly rampage at a Connecticut elementary school marked the 13th mass shooting in the United States this year. Among the 11 deadliest shootings in U.S. history, more than half took place in the last five years. During the same period, states have often relaxed their gun laws, making it easier for individuals to obtain guns, extending the

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Texas Man Gets 40 Years In Stand-Your-Ground Case

Retired Texas firefighter Raul Rodriguez, armed with a handgun and video camera, had claimed he was standing his ground and had no choice but to use deadly force when he fatally shot his unarmed neighbor after confronting him about a noisy party. A jury decided otherwise Wednesday, sentencing Rodriguez to 40 years in prison for […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press
Raul Rodriguez sits in court in the beginning of his trial at Harris County Criminal Courthouse on Monday, June 25, 2012, in Houston. Relatives of Rodriguez, who claimed Texas' version of a stand-your-ground law allowed him to fatally shoot a neighbor after an argument about a noisy party, told jurors Monday he was not an abusive person and always stressed the importance of gun safety. He faces up to life in prison for the 2010 killing of Kelly Danaher. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Mayra Beltran)

Retired Texas firefighter Raul Rodriguez, armed with a handgun and video camera, had claimed he was standing his ground and had no choice but to use deadly force when he fatally shot his unarmed neighbor after confronting him about a noisy party. A jury decided otherwise Wednesday, sentencing Rodriguez to 40 years in prison for killing the

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Five ‘Stand Your Ground’ Cases You Should Know About

The Stand Your Ground law is most widely associated with the Feb. 26 shooting death of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed 17-year-old killed in Florida by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch captain who claimed he was acting in self-defense. But as a recent Tampa Bay Times investigation indicates, the Martin incident is far from the only […]

Suevon Lee
By Suevon Lee
In this Thursday, April 12, 2012 file photo, George Zimmerman, right, stands next to a Seminole County Deputy during a court hearing in Sanford, Fla. (AP Photo/Gary W. Green, Orlando Sentinel, Pool)

The Stand Your Ground law is most widely associated with the Feb. 26 shooting death of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed 17-year-old killed in Florida by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch captain who claimed he was acting in self-defense. But as a recent Tampa Bay Times investigation indicates, the Martin incident is far from the only example of

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