How Trayvon Martin Case Could Affect Stand Your Ground Laws

Name: How Trayvon Martin Case Could Affect Stand Your Ground Laws
Uploaded: 2012-04-09T22:15:00Z
Duration: P502S
Description: 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.

Clip: 04/09/2012 | 8m 22s

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.

Aired: 04/09/12

Rating: NR

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