Among the more controversial laws passed in the 21st century by the Florida legislature is the state’s “stand your ground” self-defense law. What follows is a discussion of Florida’s stand your ground law and what you need to know if you are in a situation where this self-defense law may be important. Duty To Retreat In many states, an individual who is under attack by another has a legal duty to retreat from the threat as much as reasonably possible before he or she is legally permitted to respond with deadly force. Roughly half of the states in the US have some form of a duty to...
