KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) — District attorneys from various Missouri counties said the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law is creating an impossible burden for the justice system. Some even said it is essentially legalizing second-degree murder.
For example, recently, two of the men involved in the gun fight during the Chiefs’ Super Bowl Rally have walked out of jail with plea deals. Many people have said it’s just another impact of Stand Your Ground.
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State lawmakers passed Stand Your Ground in 2016, removing the duty to retreat from Missouri’s self-defense law.
Democratic Governor Jay Nixon vetoed the law. But there were enough votes in the General Assembly to override it…