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How Trayvon Martin Case Could Affect Stand Your Ground Laws

Clip: 4/9/2012 | 8m 22s

How Trayvon Martin Case Could Affect 'Stand Your Ground' Laws Across U.S.

A grand jury will not investigate the death of Trayvon Martin -- the unarmed black teenager shot in a gated community in February, a special prosecutor said Monday. Gwen Ifill and Daniel Webster of Johns Hopkins' Center for Gun Policy and Research discuss the case's potential effects on other states' "stand your ground" laws.

04/09/2012

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