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Hearing On Florida's Stand Your Ground Law Hits Bit Of A Snag

Florida Channel

A widely-anticipated hearing on Florida’s Stand Your Ground law may have hit a bit of a snag.

Shalimar Republican Representative Matt Gaetz outlined plans Tuesday for the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee. It’s a committee he chairs and he says its main goal is holding a hearing on Stand Your Ground.

“Item number one is listed as number one because it’s the only project that Speaker Weatherford has given us and that is the application of Florida’s Stand Your Ground law,” said Gaetz.

But following the meeting, Gaetz said the hearing wouldn’t happen as soon as he’d planned because a Tallahassee House member who’s been critical of the law couldn’t participate.

“Well, I was planning on having the Stand Your Ground hearing next month and Representative Alan Williams is apparently the only person who sponsored a bill so far on the Stand Your Ground issue, and apparently, he’s not going to be in town. So, we have to work around the schedule of Representative Williams,” he added.

Gaetz says he’s currently working with Williams to hold the hearing before the end of December. Among those expected to attend are the so-called Dream Defenders, the group that protested at the Capitol for a month because Governor Rick Scott would not call a special session to overhaul the law.

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Sascha Cordner has more than ten years of public radio experience. It includes working at NPR member station WUFT-FM in Gainesville for several years. She's worked in both radio and TV, serving in various capacities as a reporter, producer and anchor. She's also a graduate of the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in telecommunications. She is the recipient of 15 awards from the Associated Press, Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), and Edward R. Murrow. Her award-winning stories include her coverage on the infamous “Dozier School for Boys” and a feature titled "Male Breast Cancer: Lost in the Sea of Pink." Currently, Sascha serves as the host and producer of local and state news content for the afternoon news program "All Things Considered" at WFSU. Sascha primarily covers criminal justice and social services issues. When she's not reporting, Sascha likes catching up on her favorite TV shows, singing and reading. Follow Sascha Cordner on Twitter:@SaschaCordner.