This statistic shows the approval of Americans on the legislation known as "stand your ground laws." Under those laws, people who are in a public place and believe that their life or safety is in danger are allowed to kill or injure the person who they think is threatening them. The survey was conducted on March 24-25, 2012. 43 percent of the respondents disapprove of this legislation.
Do you approve or disapprove of the "stand your ground laws"?*
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CNN, & ORC International. (March 26, 2012). Do you approve or disapprove of the "stand your ground laws"?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 06, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/221730/us-public-opinion-on-the-so-called-stand-your-ground-laws/
CNN, und ORC International. "Do you approve or disapprove of the "stand your ground laws"?*." Chart. March 26, 2012. Statista. Accessed February 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/221730/us-public-opinion-on-the-so-called-stand-your-ground-laws/
CNN, ORC International. (2012). Do you approve or disapprove of the "stand your ground laws"?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/221730/us-public-opinion-on-the-so-called-stand-your-ground-laws/
CNN, and ORC International. "Do You Approve or Disapprove of The "Stand Your Ground Laws"?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Mar 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/221730/us-public-opinion-on-the-so-called-stand-your-ground-laws/
CNN & ORC International, Do you approve or disapprove of the "stand your ground laws"?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/221730/us-public-opinion-on-the-so-called-stand-your-ground-laws/ (last visited February 06, 2023)
Do you approve or disapprove of the "stand your ground laws"?* [Graph], CNN, & ORC International, March 26, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/221730/us-public-opinion-on-the-so-called-stand-your-ground-laws/