The Congressional Black Caucus has revealed a resolution which honors the life of Trayvon Martin and calls for the repeal of the controversial “Stand Your Ground” gun law in 22 states, including Florida, where Trayvon was killed.
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Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.), a sponsor of the resolution, said in a statement:
“Florida’s misguided ‘Stand Your Ground’ law does not make our streets safer, rather it turns our streets into a showdown at the OK Corral.
But this is not the Wild West. We are supposed to be a civilized society. Let Trayvon’s death not be for naught.
Let us honor his life by righting this wrong, and seeing that justice is served for Trayvon and his family. George Zimmerman must be prosecuted for his admitted shooting of Trayvon Martin and the ‘Stand Your Ground’ law must be repealed.”
Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.), who represents the Sanford, Fla., district where Trayvon was shot dead in February by self-appointed neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, said Congress should pass the resolution because Trayvon’s death “speaks to the reality that racial profiling still exists in America.”
The resolution isn’t a legally binding bill, contract or legislation, but serves as a guide as to why the ‘Stand Your Ground’ law should be eradicated.
It also calls on state legislatures to reject similar legislation and “urges the repeal of the Stand Your Ground law in every applicable state, including Florida.”
Zimmerman has avoided arrest under Florida’s Stand Your Ground law, which allows a person who feels threatened to “stand his or her ground and meet force with force, including deadly force.”
Congress wouldn’t be able to consider the resolution until at least the week of April 16, when lawmakers return from recess. But a senior GOP aide said Wednesday that House Republican leaders don’t plan to bring it to a vote at all.
And why should they? As it was revealed yesterday, a growing number of Republicans are tired of the Trayvon Martin coverage.
To read the entire resolution, click here.
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