When Your Lawyer Thinks "Stand-Your-Ground" Equals "Dueling"

Law of Self Defense - A podcast by Attorney Andrew F. Branca

Attorney David Betras, a self-described "Super Lawyer" out of Ohio, with claimed expertise in criminal defense law, recently published an opinion piece entitled "Age of dueling returns with ’stand your ground’ gun laws in U.S." In that article he concludes: "The stand-your-ground law is dangerous enough, it shouldn’t be the avenue for the resurgence of the duel." Could this be true? Do stand-your-ground laws legalize dueling? After all, that's what this criminal defense "Super Lawyer" is te...