Congress Dems come after Stand Your Ground.

A group of congressional Democrats pressed the Justice Department to gather new data about the effects of Stand Your Ground laws on public safety. Obama and Eric Holder have called for reconsideration of the laws and whether they encourage violence.

The statutes have been the subject of intense debate since volunteer neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin last year, even though Zimmerman did not rely on Florida’s stand your ground law in his defense.

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seven lawmakers issued a letter to Holder Tuesday, asking him to direct the Justice Department to adjust the definition of the term “justifiable homicide” in order to capture all cases involving stand your ground laws. 

The group is also seeking data on other variables of such killings, including their location, information about who in the altercation was armed, the kind of weapons used and reasons they were justified.

“We believe this information would prove extremely useful in helping to evaluate the laws that govern the use of lethal force and in quantifying the impact of such laws on public safety and civil rights,” the lawmakers wrote to Holder.

Source: http://thehill.com/blogs/regwatch/administration/191507-federal-action-sought-on-stand-your-ground-laws

I did not know CRIMINALS were entitled to public safety and civil rights. What a bunch of idiots.