The Stand Your Ground law states that it is a form of self-defense that gives people the ability to use deadly force to defend themselves. This is not the main problem with people ignoring your basic law. People's disgust with the law stems from the way the basic law position is used. What I mean by this is that some states have different meanings and interpretations of how the basic law can/is used. The rulings that entrenched the “Stand Your Ground” law in the United States currently allow forty-six American states to use it as a reasonable defense. (Shapiro,2013) So where did all this start? Over a hundred years ago, Runyon vs. State took place in Indiana. He stated that the way Americans think does not allow them to follow a rule that tells them to retreat, but the person attacked or threatened cannot be guilty if he is in the right place at the right time. Thus allowing him to defend himself using force which in turn allows him to exercise his right to self-defense. The reason why retreat laws were enacted dates back to ancient British law when the deadly weapons used were swords, because swords would allow the defense to retreat by decreasing the amount of blood shed during the altercation. British law reflects a “deference to the police,” whereby the king had a duty to protect his subjects. This is obviously not part of our tradition. (Shapiro, 2013) Despite what gun prohibitionists claim, the no-take rule has deep roots in American law. At the Supreme Court, the SYG dates back to the unanimous 1895 case Beard v. United States, in which Judge John Harlan affirmed the right to armed self-defense. (Weaver,2008) It is difficult to talk about... middle of paper... ability to defend oneself, the victims will always be the victims of these crimes. Conclusion In conclusion, I have shown that even though your basic law position may not be perfect, there is still a lot of good that comes from it. My only suggestion to take into account when making a law like this is the ability of people to make decisions on their own without any prior training or knowledge about how force can and should be used in these cases. Our society is constantly developing and changing, hopefully for the better, but with these changes and new laws will come mistakes and learning. I hope I have convinced you to adopt your legal position on the basis that yes, people should not retreat as long as they do nothing illegal, but at the same time they are trained to make these decisions or at least held to the same standard.