The Tennessee General Assembly recently approved an amendment to the state's 'stand your ground' law, allowing owners to use ...

Makayla Mendez’s family is disputing the version of accounts being given leading to her shooting death in an apartment.

Florida's Stand Your Ground law allows deadly force in self-defense without a duty to retreat. What about warning shots?

What started as a neighborhood dog-walk dust-up on a quiet Deerfield Beach block ended with eggs on a house, a slashed tire, ...

Florida’s Stand Your Ground law says people who are lawfully present, not committing a crime, and facing what they believe to be an imminent threat can use force, even deadly force, without trying to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Is it legal in Florida to kill someone who is attacking you? Can you fire a warning shot? Sometimes, and maybe. Florida’s Stand ...