Obama: If Trayvon Martin Was Armed Could He Have Stood His Ground? | Talking Points Memo

President Barack Obama on Friday addressed the verdict of George Zimmerman, questioning the wisdom of “Stand Your Ground” laws by presenting a provocative hypothetical — could an armed Trayvon Martin have defended himself on that night in Florida?


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