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"The NRA and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the conservative lobbying group responsible for drafting and pushing 'Stand Your Ground' laws across the country, insist that an armed citizenry is the only effective defense against imminent threats, assailants, and predators. But when George Zimmerman fatally shot Trayvon Martin, an unarmed, teenage pedestrian returning home one rainy February evening from a neighborhood convenience store, the NRA went mute. ...Where was the NRA on Trayvon Martin's right to stand his ground? What happened to their principled position? Let's be clear: The Trayvon Martins of the world never had that right because the 'ground' was never considered theirs to stand on."
-Robin D.G. Kelley, in "The U.S. v. Trayvon Martin: How the System Worked." (via Shakesville)
-Robin D.G. Kelley, in "The U.S. v. Trayvon Martin: How the System Worked." (via Shakesville)