Stand Your Ground laws removed the duty to retreat before using deadly force.

Evidence

Under the initiative and pressure of the NRA, the state of Florida passed a law called “Stand Your Ground.” It permits individuals to use deadly force in public places with protection from criminal prosecution if they believe they face harm. Unlike under existing self-defense laws, under the new statute, individuals do not have the duty to retreat first. They can legally resort to deadly force if they believe they are in imminent peril. — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 1209

Categorization

• DEFINE: Precise definitional contrast: Stand Your Ground removes the retreat-first duty that existing self-defense law required.
• CANDY: The NRA lobbyist’s ‘shoot first and ask questions later’ preemptive framing is a memorable quote.