Gun Owners of America tell Gov. Scott to hold firm on Stand Your Ground

Florida's controversial Stand Your Ground law is under attack, and a 19-member task force is gearing up to potentially do great bodily harm to the very core of the statute. They could even kill it.

Sensing this grave threat, Gun Owners of America is firing back, shooting off a petition to Gov. Rick Scotttelling him not to repeal the law.

Gun Owners of America, a D.C.-based pro-Second Amendment lobbying group not affiliated with the NRA, is circulating a petition to its 300,000 members, targeting Scott.

"The anti-gun voices within the taskforce are certain to call at least for a repeal of the Stand Your Ground law, the Castle Doctrine law, and maybe even the states concealed carry law," the lead-in to the GOA petition states. "Even if you dont live inFlorida, please sign the petition... [via Naked Politics]