Which event prompted the passing of stand your ground laws?

a. the O.J. Simpson trial
b. the shooting of Trayvon Martin
c. the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001
d. the school shootings at Columbine


a. the O.J. Simpson trial

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A. Gail Cobb B. Lucy Gray C. Alice Stebbins Wells D. Betty Blankenship

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