[Name of Writer]
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Stand Your Ground
Introduction
The law of “Stand Your Ground” deals with a self-defense law which is for giving the individual rights for making use of deadly force which are for defending themselves without any kind of requirement of evading or retreating from any dangerous situation. Stand Your Ground is a law which places non obligation at all on the potential victims of any crime for retreating and calling the law enforcement personnel.
This research is going to deal with the particular law of “Stand Your Ground law”; this is going to be done by getting an understanding of its impact on the homicides due to the firearm assaults.
Problem Statement
Stand Your Ground is a very highly argued matter and is a matter of concern for the governing bodies for past many years. There have been a series of researches in these regards and there is a need of exploring the area even more. Through this particular paper, the researcher is going to fill the gap identified by making the research findings aligned with previously conducted research works.
Thesis Statement
There is a significant impact of Stand Your Ground laws on the homicides due to the firearm assaults.
Purpose of the Study
In this paper, the researcher is going to examine the impact of Stand Your Ground laws on the homicides which are because of the firearm assaults. Through this research work, the researcher will be able to identify the causal impact of the Stand Your Ground laws through employing a difference in difference; this will be done by exploiting the variations across the United States.
Research Questions
1. What is the impact of Stand Your Ground laws on the homicides due to the firearm assaults?
2. Is the affect found is significant for its stake holders?
Literature Review
In the study by McClellan and Tekin, (2012) monthly data from the United States Vital Statistics for examining that how Stand