Trayvon Martin’s Mother Testifies, Urges States To Clarify “Stand Your Ground” laws (VIDEO)

by Austin Petersen

Don’t Stand Your Ground?

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The mother of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed teenager who was shot in February 2012, appeared in front of a Senate panel to ask states to clarify their “stand your ground” laws.

Sybrina Fulton claimed that the law is vulnerable to abuse and that it isn’t clear how and when it can be applied. She believes that it allowed George Zimmerman to shoot Trayvon and get away with it.

Zimmerman was acquitted of murder charges after a confrontation between the two escalated into violence that ended with Trayvon dead.

Fulton claims that people can’t feel safe in their own community if Americans have laws such as “stand your ground” that allow citizens to defend themselves. She says that kids don’t feel safe going to the store to get candy and a drink and that there needs to be changes to the laws.

22 states have laws that don’t require citizens to run away if they are confronted with deadly force.

Austin Petersen is a homegrown Missourian with a lifelong passion for liberty. He grew up on a horse farm in Peculiar, Missouri and went on to attend Missouri State University, graduating with a degree in the Fine Arts. After developing a career in media in both New York City and Washington, D.C., he returned to Kansas City, MO, the city he now calls home. In 2016, Petersen appeared on the national stage as a candidate for president of the United States. He took second place in the crowded Libertarian primary behind Governor Gary Johnson and ahead of cyber security maverick John McAfee. During his campaign, Petersen earned many high-profile conservative endorsements, including Mary Matalin, Erick Erickson and Leon Wolf of RedState.com. Petersen also brings decades of professional experience in a wide variety of fields, from content production and media to business and political activism. He is the owner and chief executive of Stonegait LLC, a consulting firm specializing in photo and video services. He was also the director of production at FreedomWorks and an associate producer for Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show “Freedom Watch” on the Fox Business Network. Additionally, Petersen has a national following as a commentator and professional pundit. He is the founder of The Libertarian Republic, a powerful online news source for the public that receives an average of 1 million unique visits monthly and whose podcast, The Freedom Report, receives an average of one million monthly downloads. He is also a frequent contributor on television, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC and on dozens of local radio shows.

9 comments

Inconsistencies October 29, 2013 at 5:47 pm

No law can take away my natural right of self defense.

Tantalus October 29, 2013 at 6:21 pm

I don’t think you understand how social contracts work….

Inconsistencies October 29, 2013 at 6:34 pm

I don’t think you understand what I understand.

Tantalus October 29, 2013 at 6:52 pm

Clearly.

Inconsistencies October 29, 2013 at 6:55 pm

So we’re done here?

ghendric October 29, 2013 at 5:49 pm

re:”Fulton claims that people can’t feel safe in their own community if
Americans have laws such as “stand your ground” that allow citizens to
defend themselves.”

Are you kidding me??? Are you saying that I can’t defend myself??? ARE YOU KIDDING ME????????????????????? What is wrong with this guy??

Austin Green October 29, 2013 at 10:17 pm

I honestly think she’s just dragging this out as long as she can

Ryan Seppala October 29, 2013 at 10:33 pm

That’s what They do!Even for decades and demand reparations from generations of people that have naught to do with the issue!!

DON MAY October 30, 2013 at 3:56 am

one more black racist and he was not murder he got shoot f–ing with the wrong man and he was not going to get candy he was going to make him some liquor with that candy and energy drink . more blacks has used that law than the whites have

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