Twenty years ago, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush signed the first “stand your ground” law, calling it a “good, common-sense, anti-crime issue.” The law’s creators promised it would protect law-abiding citizens ...

THANK YOU RACHEL. NOW TO THE FLORIDA APPEALS COURT FOUND THE STATE’S BAN ON OPEN CARRY FIREARMS UNCONSTITUTIONAL. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ARE WEIGHING IN ON WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THEM AND FOR YOU ...

An attendee at a gun-rights rally open carries his gun in a holster that reads "We the People" from the Preamble to the United States Constitution. This article is republished from The Conversation, ...

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Caroline Light is Senior Lecturer on Studies of Women, ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Caroline Light, Harvard University (THE CONVERSATION) Twenty years ago, Florida Gov.