Look Behind 'Stand Your Ground': You'll Find ALEC
Guess who's behind Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law that's been spotlighted since the Feb. 26 fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla., by a neighborhood watch volunteer?
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), at the behest of the National Rifle Association. ALEC is the corporate-funded boiler room churning out model legislation attacking collective bargaining rights, voting rights and more that's being adopted by states with Republican-led legislatures.
Ryan J. Reilly at Talking Points Memo has the story.
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