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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 957264" data-attributes="member: 1246">Via <a href="http://dailycaller.com/2012/04/01/stand-your-ground-laws-not-just-gop-policy-records-show/" target="_blank">Daily Caller</a>:Despite liberal protesters’ claims that Florida’s so-called “stand your ground” gun law demonstrates that Republican policymakers are responsible for the February death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, an analysis of its legislative history shows that it was a bipartisan effort — and that no Florida Democratic state senator voted against it.

One Democrat, Fort Lauderdale state Sen. Mandy Dawson, missed the vote. But the rest of the Senate chamber supported it, 39-0.

The Florida House vote was 92-20. Twelve Democrats voted in favor.

And of the 15 states that have passed variations of the law since 2005, the year Florida’s model legislation became law, eight — a majority — had Democratic governors when the laws were enacted. None issued a veto.
The bills in Louisiana and West Virginia passed with Democratic control of both houses in the states’ legislatures, in 2006 and 2008, respectively.
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[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 957264, member: 1246"] Via [URL="http://dailycaller.com/2012/04/01/stand-your-ground-laws-not-just-gop-policy-records-show/"]Daily Caller[/URL]: [INDENT]Despite liberal protesters’ claims that Florida’s so-called “stand your ground” gun law demonstrates that Republican policymakers are responsible for the February death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, an analysis of its legislative history shows that it was a bipartisan effort — and that [B]no Florida Democratic state senator voted against it. [/B] One Democrat, Fort Lauderdale state Sen. Mandy Dawson, missed the vote. But the rest of the Senate chamber supported it, 39-0. The Florida House vote was 92-20. Twelve Democrats voted in favor. And of the 15 states that have passed variations of the law since 2005, the year Florida’s model legislation became law, eight — a majority — had Democratic governors when the laws were enacted. None issued a veto. The bills in Louisiana and West Virginia passed with Democratic control of both houses in the states’ legislatures, in 2006 and 2008, respectively. [/INDENT] [/QUOTE]

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