Florida Court Allows Felon Illegally Possessing A Firearm To Invoke Stand Your Ground Law

Florida Court Allows Felon Illegally Possessing A Firearm To Invoke Stand Your Ground Law: pAlthough possession of a firearm by a convicted felon is illegal, it does not prevent a defendant from invoking the state’s Stand Your Ground law, a Florida appeals court ruled. A three-judge panel held that the controversial law immunized Aaron A. Little from second-degree murder charges, after he shot dead a man who threatened him [...]/p