Clearwater Parking Lot ‘Stand Your Ground’ Shooter Convicted of Manslaughter

You may remember the July, 2018 shooting of Markeis McGlockton in the parking lot of a convenience store in Clearwater, Florida. The shooting was caught by a security camera. McGlockton had just come out of the store and found Michael Drejka confronting his girlfriend who was in his car at the time. McGlockton pushed Drejka … Read more

BREAKING: Florida Parking Lot ‘Stand Your Ground’ Shooter Charged

The Florida parking lot incident in which Michael Drejka shot and killed Markeis McGlockton after McGlockton pushed him to the ground has been a big topic of discussion. Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri declined to charge Drejka based on his reading of the state’s ‘stand your ground’ law. But he referred the case to prosecutors. Today, Drejka … Read more

Crump: Stand Your Ground Laws Make Targets of African American Men

“Had McGlockton been the one to pull out a gun, there is no way stand your ground would have been extended to him, a man of color. He would have been charged with murdering a white man. The disturbing reality is that stand your ground perpetuates the cycle of African American men taking bullets from … Read more

Gun Owners’ Prudence is Required to Protect Second Amendment Freedoms

“It is simply a fact that the irresponsible or reckless exercise of any given freedom undermines public support for that liberty. Thus, those who support, say, the First Amendment should be among the most vigilant in exercising those rights virtuously. Those who support the Second Amendment should be unrelenting in preaching responsibility, prudence, and courage. … Read more

Florida Parking Lot ‘Stand Your Ground’ Shooter Won’t Be Charged

A shooting took place Thursday in a convenience store parking lot in Clearwater, Florida. The incident was caught by a security camera. Michael Drejka, a store regular, was reportedly upset about a vehicle parked in a handicapped space and said something to the woman waiting in the car. He was talking to her when her boyfriend … Read more