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stand your ground laws exploded after 2012 when george zimmerman killed trayvon martin.ow more than 30 states have laws that do away with the idea people have a duty to retreat from a dangerous situation they encounter at their home or even some public spaces instead a person who reasonably believes they're in danger of death or serious harm can use deadly force but that law tends to exacerbate some potentially fatal racial disparities. first, there is the fundamental question of whose presence in this country is often deemed suspicious or questionable and whose rarely is. then there's how the law is applied. when white americans in stand your ground states shoot a black person in self-defense the killing is ruled a justifiable homicide 34% of the time but when the races are reversed, when it is a black shooter and a white victim, that rate plummets only 3% of those homicides are deemed justifiable which brings us to last week, april 14th it was a quick trip to pick up his little twin brothers both 11 years old. he was 16 years old and he rang the doorbell, but he had th

it was a protest over the acquittal of george zimmerman in the death of trayvon martin. >> calling for peace in our communities, whether in the neighborhoods of west oakland or a gated community in florida, we need to end gun violence. we're trying to get the youth involved in this modern day civil rights movement. >> as for the other two tennessee lawmakers, colleagues just voted to oust representative justin pierson, but the vote to oust representative gloria johnson failed, so she keeps her job. >>> here is some good news. we are on the eve of the giants home opener. the garlic fries are marinating at oracle park. there's a live look at the ballpark. rain or shine -- actually rain and shine. we're going to see a little bit of everything tomorrow afternoon for the giants and royals. let's bring in rob mayeda. happy new year. we got baseball tomorrow back in san francisco. >> so good to do a local baseball forecast again. as you'd expect in early april, there might be a little something at the beginning of the game. the morning commute tomorrow, you will have some light rain at times.

now, george zimmerman employed the stand your ground defence, and he was actually acquitted.stand your ground laws. now, coming back to missouri for a moment, and people are already talking about the stand your ground defence in this case, including the missouri state rep marlene terry, who said the incident underscores why "shoot first, ask questions later" policies like stand your ground laws do far more harm than good. however, the national rifle association, which did help to put these laws on the books, defends them. they have said in the past that they always will advocate the passage and preservation of self—defence laws. the nra believes it empowers lawful people to defend themselves. now, the debate certainly isn't over yet and is bound to create more issues as we go ahead in the case of ralph yarl. meanwhile, the political debate continues over how to solve america's mass shooting epidemic. senior republican party members and presidential hopefuls are in agreement on what should be done. anthony zurcher takes a look at their proposals. we begin tonight with... anoth

stand-your-ground law in his defense you know, 11 years ago we ha to do a lot of marching in protest on george zimmerman. he did even get arrested, an he used stand-your-ground. and then i worked closely with you in ahmed arbery's mother who they tried to use that, an you successfully got the prosecutor there and there was convictions. what do you expect here, and what is the basis for yo calling for hate crimes as you're noted civil rights work >> reverend al, i thin bringing up ahmaud arbery' case is important because, i that case the department o justice was investigating earl on while the state was movin forward with criminal charge against the man responsible fo ahmaud's death here, similarly, - their investigation in the federal -- apple playable to this case -- [inaudible but as you pointed out [inaudible [inaudible but it may tell us that, [inaudible and he had already expressed and i did a desire to -- at the missouri state level. we don't expect [inaudible we do want to see a more aggressive prosecution fro either - or with the special prosecutor it is so very important that w do overcome the

when trayvon martin was shot and killed by george zimmerman and his murderer was let off o these heinoust our about giving sanctions to gun violence, t vigilante gun violence in this nation and it compelled me to get involved in this movement, because i did not want to se that grief, that trauma, continually in my community. so what i would say to ralph i that you deserve so book better. and as the youngest blac lawmaker here in tennessee, was a trough that you deserv to live in a world where you a a young black boy are allowe to exist without the fear that some racists will see you as a threat just for existing, an knocking on the wrong door ringing the wrong doorbell that you deserve a world i which you can live to your fullest capacity and that thes issues of ending thi proliferation of guns and. systemic racism are intertwine and there are parallel issue that we must address simultaneously but ralph i will say that, the same message that i would want to say to my own children, i want you to live in a worl where you are seen as th beautiful manifestation of wha you are, of a light, of

rally at the federal courthouse in oakland where he was part of a protest over the acquittal of george zimmerman in the death of trayvon martin. he is now out of a job for a similar protest. >> america, expel the voices of opposition, it is a signal of authoritarianism and it is very dangerous. >> tennessee's republican governor said there must be a special election now to fill the seats. they will select an interim representative to fill in. the two expelled lawmakers are able to run again for the same seats they were expelled from. >>> well, the fallout from the early salmon season closure continues to plague the bay area. this morning congressman jared huffman and former house speaker nancy pelosi and local fisher i mean will be on the pier in san francisco this morning. they're going to discuss the impact of the closure and the efforts to reduce federal disaster relief. this is the second time in history regulators have shut down the entire salmon fishing season due to low number of fish. regulators are blaming the low count on the drought. >>> the boys of summer are back in the bay. in just

you can shoot in 2012 neighborhood watch captain george zimmerman shot and killed 17 year old trayvonrtin, who had just left a local convenience store. zimmerman called 911 to report a quote suspicious person and ignored the dispatchers warning not to approach the individual, ultimately getting into a confrontation and shooting martin in what zimmerman described as self defense. help me help me. i felt his arm going down to my side. i just grabbed my firearm. sure he was tried and acquitted by a florida jury . now the man accused of shooting 16 year old ralph yaro is now out on bond. cnn's attempting to locate his attorney for comment. we will have to wait and see how he pleads and whether he ultimately claims self defense, of course, in claiming self defense. the next question is defense from what as euro family attorney told cnn. it's not illegal to wring someone's doorbell. josh campbell, cnn, los angeles officials in maine have arrested and charged a man in connection with multiple killings. joseph eden is accused of murdering four people. after police discovered their bodies at a

blunt said at the time in 2013, the country was made acutely aware of the law when george zimmerman wentl and was acquitted for killing 17-year-old trayvon martin his defense was that he was scared for his life. it didn't matter that according to prosecutors martin was just minding his own business, walking down the street or that zimmerman followed, confronted and provoked martin first. what mattered is that zimmerman said he felt he was in danger. andrew lester said the same thing, that he shot 16-year-old ralph yarl because he was scared for his life lester's grandson says he was not surprised that it happened and that stand your ground laws and the nra's message that you need to defend your home is just part of it he was immersed in a 24-hour news cycle of fear and paranoia said dan ludwig buying into the fox news line. i feel like it's further radicalized him in a lot of ways he was watching stuff like this. >> it's been a wild world of anarchy in democratic cities, mobs taking over the streets, destroying property, even beating up innocent bystanders, and police officers are powerl

criminal defense attorney mark o'mara has successfully defended then neighborhood watch captain george zimmermannd his second degree murder trial. for the deadly shooting of trayvon martin, the unarmed 17 year old was walking home from the convenience store in 2012 when he was killed. mark. do you believe any of these recent shootings in new york in texas and missouri are within the boundaries of reasonable self defense? well and that's just the thing. the only china you're about to use deadly force, and that's what was used in all three of these cases is if you are in reasonable fear of imminent great bodily injury, layman's terms it has to be something that could kill you, and it has to be right away right now. and when you look at any of these three cases, it's really concerning that any of the shooters could suggest that they were in reasonable fear of any injury, not to mention great bodily injury, which is the only standard by which you can use them before us. we hear a lot about stand your ground laws or the castle doctrine. those laws obviously vary by state. but can you just explain gen

aviation suit once worn by trayvon martin, the 70-year-old unarmed black boy fatally shot by george zimmermanan was charged but acquitted, following a high-profile 2013 criminal trial. martin's death, largely viewed as the impetus for the black lives matter movement, sparking protests around the country, and the world. i sat down with martin's parents right before the exhibit opened. >> so often, with black life, and i, think travon's life, there is an emphasis on death. and yet, in this exhibit, we see some of trayvon's aspirations in life. how do you want people to think about him when they see the suit? >> when they see the suit, i want young, little boys, teenagers, even grown men to realize that you can have that. it doesn't have to be just a dream. you can actually obtain that. >> martin, widely portrayed for wearing this hoodie, remembered by his parents, wearing this, a symbol of his hope to work in aviation. >> they will cnet travon more than the kid that got killed with a bag of skills in an ice tea. >> i'm glad to see that even though trayvon's in heaven, resting, his name lives on

he was part of a protest over the acquittal of george zimmerman. >> voices of opposition.set a special election to fill the two vacant seats. the commissioners in will select interim representatives to fill in. the two expelled lawmakers are able to run again for those same seats that they were expelled from. >>> san francisco giants are about to kick off their home opener. the rain departed just in time. kari hall has the seven-day forecast. >> we started out with some early morning showers. we are still left with the clouds as we go throughout the day. temperatures will reach into the low 60s. we are looking at some improved weather for saturday, upper 60s and partly cloudy sky. warmer on sunday with a high of 73 degrees. going into next week, we are going to a warm start. showers come in and cooler temperatures by the middle of the week. it does look like a slight chance of rain, not a significant storm coming in. we are watching the forecast for the san francisco giants home opener. we can see showers early. clearing out the rest of the weekend. >> thanks. >>> we will

it wasn't the hoodie that made him a threat to george zimmerman .was the color of his skin, and at some point we should just be able to have that conversation, frankly and openly without us diving down these political rabbit holes that divide us at a time. we should all be able to get behind something that's quite clear and historical and continues to bring so much pain to so many people. alison i don't think the guy who shot ralph funeral deserves the benefit of the doubt here, and maybe we'll find out more information than coming days about. you know what his views are on race it is, it is really difficult for me to imagine, for the reasons already stated that that ralph could could pose reasonable reasonably to anyone some kind of threat and i just can't help but be reminded of the times that i have knocked on doors for political purposes, whether to collect signatures and have conversations with people and i will just tell you what omar jimenez was saying. pamela brown earlier tonight really resonated with me because there are there are areas. i

you can shoot in 2012 neighborhood watch captain george zimmerman shot and killed 17 year old trayvonartin, who had just left a local convenience store. zimmerman called 911 to report a quote suspicious person and ignored the dispatchers warning not to approach the individual, ultimately getting into a confrontation and shooting martin in what zimmerman described as self defense. because it help me help me. i felt his arm going down to my side. and i just grabbed my firearm shop. he was tried and acquitted by a florida jury circuit in a. now aaron, the man accused of shooting 16 year old ralph yoro is now out on bond. cnn is attempting to locate his attorney for comment. we will have to wait and see how he pleads and whether he claims self defense, of course, in claiming self defense. the next logical question is defense from what has his attorney told cnn, the attorney for the whole family, it's not illegal to wring someone's doorbell. erin thank you very much. and turning to that tragedy in upstate new york a significant change in tone tonight from the lawyer of the man accused of k