Understanding American self-defense laws

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🗓️ 22 November 2021

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Closing arguments are expected to begin today in the murder trial of Travis and Gregory McMichael and William Bryan, the three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick, Georgia. This comes just a few days after Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty in the fatal shooting of two people at demonstrations in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Though the cases are unfolding in two different parts of the country, they have something in common: all the defendants claim self-defense. Plus, election officials are already preparing for next year’s midterms. And, why you shouldn’t have a problem buying that Thanksgiving turkey. Guests: Caroline Light, author of the book “Stand Your Ground: A History of America’s Love Affair with Lethal Self-Defense;” and Axios' Sarah Mucha and Erica Pandey. Credits: Axios Today is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Julia Redpath, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Alex Sugiura, Sabeena Singhani, Lydia McMullen-Laird, David Toledo and Ben O'Brien. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893. Go deeper: Jacob Blake's father speaks out after Rittenhouse verdict The midterm voting test Don't worry, you'll get your turkey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Good morning, welcome to Axios today, it's Monday, November 22, I'm Nyla Boudou.
0:08.8	Here's what you need to know today.
0:10.8	Local election officials are already preparing for next year's midterms.
0:14.1	Plus, why you shouldn't have a problem buying that Thanksgiving turkey if you haven't
0:18.5	already.
0:19.5	But first, today's one big thing, understanding American self-defense laws.
0:29.4	Saving arguments are expected to begin today in the murder trial of Travis and Gregory
0:33.5	McMichael and William Bryan, the three men accused of killing a mobbery in Brunswick, Georgia.
0:39.6	This stage of the trial comes just a few days after Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty
0:44.4	in the fatal shooting of two people at demonstrations in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
0:48.7	Though the cases are unfolding in two different parts of the country, they do have one thing
0:52.3	in common, all the defendants claim self-defense.
0:56.4	Caroline Light is the author of Stand Your Ground, a history of America's love affair with
1:00.0	lethal self-defense.
1:01.0	And is here now with what we need to know about how self-defense works in the U.S.
1:05.3	Caroline, thank you for being with us.
1:07.3	Thank you for having me.
1:08.8	Does the notion of self-defense change from state to state?
1:12.8	In a short answer, yes.
1:14.7	Currently, a little over half of our states have stand your ground laws.
1:20.8	And those vary across the states as well, but the main point of the Stand Your Ground
1:25.4	Law is that there is no duty to retreat.
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