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It passed out of the house committee earlier this year. the bill would empower a judge to grant immunity from florida's mandatory minimum gun law to someone who displays a gun or fires a warning shot in self-defense. >> a person with a firearm, a citizen, a person without a firearm is a victim. >> and the so-called warning shot bill was not brought forth to address trayvon martin's killing or george zimmerman's acquittal or jordan davis' slaying or even to address the jury's deadlock of the first-degree murder charge of the man who killed davis, michael dunn. no, the bill gained momentum in re...

Expansion of it. or as some lawmakers would tell you, a clarification. it's been nicknamed the so-called warning shot bill. today it was voted out of the senate's judiciary committee unanimously. it passed out of the house committee earlier this year. the bill would empower a judge to grant immunity from florida's mandatory minimum gun law to someone who displays a gun or fires a warning shot in self-defense. >> a person with a firearm, a citizen, a person without a firearm is a victim. >> and the so-called warning shot bill was not brought forth to address trayvon martin's killing or george z...

We wrote them down in the constitution of the bill of rights. i have a feeling there's some undercover agents here somewhere. we welcome you, too, because we love sharing the truth with those that don't get it. >> that is how voting season in texas began this year. with the man who once referred to president obama as a, "subhuman mongrel" campaigning alongside the front-runner for the republican nomination for governor in that state. today was election day in texas. and as hard as this might be to believe, ted nugent's cameo was one of the least nutty parts of the lone star state's primary sea...

Front of the florida state capitol for the second day in a row protesting the legislature's conservative agenda on this, the first day of the state's legislative session. >> since stand your ground was put if place back in 2005, 26 states have adopted stand your ground laws or doctrine. >> but it looks like for now stand your ground is here to stay. last year, lawmakers voted down a bill that would have repealed stand your ground, and florida governor rick scott has reiterated his support for the law. >> i'm not going to call a special session. i believe in our stand your ground and self-defen...

Would be able to apply for clemency to the executive branch and have the opportunity to not serve the 20 years she was previously given. >> do you worry about the unintended consequences of expanding this legislation? we know there are already racial disparities in states with stand your ground laws when the shooter is white, the victim is black, the justifiable homicide rate is 35%. when it's reversed, shootings are ruled to be justifiable, only slightly more than 3% of cases. so does this statutory change address what seems to be a structural injustice in how the laws are applied? >> i'd hav...