Lawmaker Goes Off on ‘Stand Your Ground’ Bill NowThis

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Arkansas State Senator Stephanie Flowers had an explosive response to a white lawmaker trying to silence her in a debate on Arkansas' 'stand your ground' gun laws. • » Subscribe to NowThis: http://go.nowth.is/News_Subscribe • When it comes to stand your ground, Arkansas is the new battleground for the controversial gun laws. The gun control debate is a hot top in the United States as gun violence continues at an enormous rate. Trayvon Martin was famously killed in a stand your ground case. Now Arkansas state senator Stephanie Flowers is passionately arguing against Stand Your Ground in this video from the halls of Arkansas government. • Stephanie Flowers: It doesn’t take much to look on the local news every night and see how many Black kids, Black boys, Black men are being killed with the stand your ground defenses that these people raise, and they get off. So I take issue with that. I’m the only person here of color, ok? I am a mother, too. And I have a son. And I care as much for my son as y'all care for y’alls. But my son doesn’t walk the same path as yours does. So this debate deserves more time. And I’m in Pine Bluff. We have killings regularly down there. Mr. Hunter knows, he’s our prosecutor. I don’t know where the heck – I know where you are from, Gary, and I don’t know really where Mr. Ballinger is from, but I can tell you that for a long time since I’ve been back here in Arkansas, I have feared for my son’s life! Now, he’s 27, he’s out of Arkansas, and I thank God he is when you’re bringing up crap like this. It offends me! And then to limit the debate, too? This is crazy! You don’t have to worry about your children, Will. I worry about my son. And I worry about other little Black boys and girls. And people coming into my neighborhood, into my city, saying they got open carry rights, walking down in front of my doggone office in front of the courthouse! That’s a bully! Do I have a right to stand my ground with some crazy ass person walking around with a doggone gun? I don’t know what the hell he intends to do! But I know I am scared, I feel threatened, just like some of y’all walking around here in the legislature with these damn guns! That – what’s his name – [State Sen.] Garner came in here, walking around here with a damn gun under his coat. You can see the damn print! • State Sen Alan Clark: Senator, you need to stop – • Flowers: No, I don’t! • Clark: Yes, you do. • Flowers: No, I don’t! What the hell you gonna do? Shoot me? Senator, sh*t! Go to hell! I’m telling you, this deserves more attention. You wanna come up here with all these little NRA bills, and bills that allocate -- all that stuff, I’m talking about my son’s life! I’m talking about the lives of other Black kids! Do what the hell you wanna do. Go ahead! But you can’t silence me. You got your damn silence gun out in the chamber today, but you’re not gonna silence me! • A study found states with ‘stand your ground’ laws have more gun deaths whites who kill Blacks in SYG states are 250% more likely to go free Arkansas’ stand your ground bill was defeated by a slim margin. • #StandYourGround #Arkansas #StephanieFlowers #GunViolence • Connect with NowThis • » Like us on Facebook: http://go.nowth.is/News_Facebook • » Tweet us on Twitter: http://go.nowth.is/News_Twitter • » Follow us on Instagram: http://go.nowth.is/News_Instagram • » Find us on Snapchat Discover: http://go.nowth.is/News_Snapchat • NowThis is your premier news outlet providing you with all the videos you need to stay up to date on all the latest in trending news. From entertainment to politics, to viral videos and breaking news stories, we’re delivering all you need to know straight to your social feeds. We live where you live. • / nowthisnews • @nowthisnews

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