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In National Gun Control Debate, No Discussion of ‘Stand Your Ground’

February 24, 2013

A year after George Zimmerman shot and killed Trayvon Martin in Central Florida, gun control is at the center of national debate. But Florida's controversial "stand your ground" law isn't part of the discussion.

En el debate por el control de las armas, no se menciona la ley ‘Defiéndete’

February 24, 2013

Amy Green: Un año después que George Zimmerman mató de un tiro a Trayvon Martin en el centro de la Florida, el control de las armas está en el centro del debate nacional. Pero la controversial ley de defensa propia conocida como “Defiéndete”, no es parte de la discusión.

Visualized: Gun Money in Florida

February 22, 2013

Grant Smith: Florida’s congressional delegation has received $71,538 in NRA money.

Graphing the Great Gun Debate

February 15, 2013

ProPublica: We've compiled some of the best graphics on guns, from where they're purchased to the laws governing how they're used.

Visualized: Guns and Murder in Florida

January 18, 2013

Grant Smith and Mc Nelly Torres: Data shows that over the last decade, the likelihood that a murder in Florida will involve a firearm has steadily increased.

Trayvon Martin’s Mother Asks State Lawmakers to Repeal ‘Stand Your Ground’

January 17, 2013

Ashley Lopez: Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, held a press conference in Tallahassee Wednesday to ask lawmakers to repeal the state's "Stand Your Ground" law, which she believes shielded the man who killed her young son last year.