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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
National
Jaweed Kaleem

Wrong-place shootings put 'stand your ground' laws in the spotlight

They were shot after pulling into the wrong driveway, ringing the wrong doorbell, getting into the wrong car in a parking lot.

In the space of a single week, four young, unarmed Americans were shot after simple, everyday mistakes. One died.

In a country home to the most armed populace on Earth, where fear of violent crime often reflects spin rather than statistics, and where "stand your ground" laws proliferate, a simple mistake can turn deadly.

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