In a speech on Tuesday, Holder slammed Stand Your Ground laws. NRA: AG doesn't get self defense

The National Rifle Association is pushing back against Attorney General Eric Holder’s comments on Stand Your Ground laws, saying he “fails to understand” self-defense.

“The Attorney General fails to understand that self-defense is not a concept, it’s a fundamental human right,” said Chris Cox, executive director of the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action in a statement. “To send a message that legitimate self-defense is to blame is unconscionable, and demonstrates once again that this administration will exploit tragedies to push their political agenda.”


In a speech on Tuesday, Holder slammed Stand Your Ground laws, saying they undermine public safety.

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“These laws try to fix something that was never broken,” Holder said in the previously scheduled speech to the NAACP convention in Orlando. “By allowing and perhaps encouraging violent situations to escalate in public, such laws undermine public safety.”

The controversial laws, which eliminate the duty to retreat before using deadly force in self defense, have come under fire recently in light of the George Zimmerman trial.