News & Updates

MSNBC: MINISTER: LATEST TEEN MURDER SHOWS STAND YOUR GROUND ‘REEKS OF RACISM’

“It’s a shame that just two weeks after a Florida task force decided it didn’t need to do anything substantive to change Shoot First laws, we have another sad example of how conflicts escalate and…

November 30, 2012 by Second Chance Campaign

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Press Release: Second Chance Campaign, Prosecutors Urge Real Reforms at Final Task Force Hearing on “Shoot First” Law

Second Chance Campaign, Prosecutors Urge Real Reforms at Final Task Force Hearing on “Shoot First” Law Task Force on Citizen Safety and Protection to Hold Final Public Meeting in Pensacola, Florida on 11/13 Pensacola, Fla…

November 12, 2012 by Second Chance Campaign

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Press Release: Civil Rights Leaders, Public Decry Florida Stand Your Ground Task Force Choice of Only NRA-Linked Testifiers at 10/16 Hearing in Jacksonville

Civil Rights Leaders, Public Decry Florida Stand Your Ground Task Force Choice of Only NRA-Linked Testifiers at 10/16 Hearing in Jacksonville Task Force Urged To Fully Review Evidence on Stand Your Ground; Hearing Details Below…

October 16, 2012 by Second Chance Campaign

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Mounting evidence shows dangerous impact of Shoot First laws

Since Florida’s Shoot First law became national news in March, numerous studies – released by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), The Urban Institute, The Tampa Bay Times, and The Wall Street Journal to…

October 15, 2012 by Second Chance Campaign

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NPR Covers FL Task Force Examining Shoot First

September 14, 2012 by Second Chance Campaign

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