House Democrats seek to Punish States for Allowing the residents of their states Self Defense Evil Or Good?

House Democrats said Tuesday they will offer an amendment to push to
overturn stand-your-ground self-defense laws in states like Florida.



The amendment, which would withhold some grants from states that have
such laws, will come as part of the House's debate on the Commerce
Department spending bill.



"'Shoot-first' laws have already cost too many lives. In Florida alone,
deaths due to self-defense have tripled since the law was enacted.
Federal money shouldn't be spent supporting states with laws that
endanger their own people," said Reps. Raul Grijalva of Arizona and
Keith Ellison of Minnesota, the two Democrats who are offering the
legislation. "This is no different than withholding transportation funds
from states that don't enforce seat-belt laws."