Ben Crump, the attorney for the Trayvon Martin family, joined Roland Martin this morning urging people to be aware of the states where the "Stand Your Ground" law is on the ballot this upcoming November. Here's the full list of the states below:
States that had Stand Your Ground Laws:
1. Alabama
2. Arizona
3. Florida
4. Idaho
5. Indiana
6. Kansas
7. Kentucky
8. Louisiana
9. Michigan
10. Mississippi
11. Montana
12. Neveda
13. New Hampshire
14. N.C.
15. Oklahoma
16. Oregon
17. S.C.
18. S. Dakota
19. Tennessee
20. Texas
21. Utah
22. Washington
23. West Virginia
24. Georgia
States have Passed SYG Laws Since the shooting:
25. Connecticut
26. Maine
27. Missouri
28. Pennsylvania
29. Rhode Island
30. Wisconsin
32. Wyoming
States that have Proposed SYG Laws on the Ballot for November:
33. Alaska
34. Illinois
35. Iowa
36. Massacchusetts
37. Nebraska
38. New York
39. Ohio
40. Virginia
States that have State Representatives that Proposed SYG Laws, but didn’t make The Ballot this time:
41. California
42. Colorado
43. Minnesota
44. New Mexico
45. Washington D.C.
46. Arkansas
Is your state on the list? Crump wants voters to be aware of the potential impact of having a "Stand Your Ground" law enacted in your state. The Martin family is also an advocate against the law because they do not want other families to have to undergo what they did with the death of their son Trayvon Martin.
Click Here to Listen to Attorney Ben Crump's full interview with Roland Martin.
