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July 17th, 2013
09:18 PM ET
Scrutiny intensifies over "Stand Your Ground"
Protesters are flooding the office of Florida Gov. Rick Scott today demanding the repeal of the "Stand Your Ground" law.
The White House weighed in urging states to take a second look at the law and other similar laws across the country.
"I think the issues is, are they effective? Do they have unintended consequences? And it's the President's views that the goal should be here to reduce gun violence so that we have fewer tragic deaths as a result of gun violence," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said.
Critics of "Stand Your Ground" say it leads to unfair bias against African-Americans, but a new case-by-case study paints a much more complicated picture.
Our John Zarrella has the story.
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