I know far to many dudes like this. Pudgy psuedo toughguys with guns. I totally believe in the stand your ground law...would have no problem blowing a douchbag like martin in half with a shotgun...but if he's just walking by, come on. How well is this idiot gonna do in prison. I just had my jeep broken into in my driveway...my wolfpack didn't so much as whimper. Had I caught the assholes I would have had a hard time choosing which weapon to engage them with, but after that would have wacked them all. The cops that responded said I would have been justified.
Each state is different.....what zimmerman did was look for trouble.
Texas
Established for individual's habitation in 1995 by House Bill 94 and extended to vehicle or workplace effective September 1, 2007 by Senate Bill 378.[17] Senate Bill 378 also "abolishes the duty to retreat if the defendant can show he: (1) had a right to be present at the location where deadly force was used; (2) did not provoke the person against whom deadly force was used; and (3) was not engaged in criminal activity at the time deadly force was used."[18])