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...Later" [May 9], on Florida's new "Stand Your Ground" law, which allows citizens to use armed self-defense. I fully support my state's strong stance against criminals. The new law is geared toward protecting yourself if you feel threatened. It doesn't give you carte blanche to pull out a gun if someone threatens you with fists. Ultimately, this law could prevent crime. I am reserving my opinion on whether it is successful until I see whether it results in any unnecessary deaths. I suggest that others do the same...
Many cadets' first reflex, he says, is to hold a pistol to the farmer's head. McKinney challenges them: Well, are you willing to pull the trigger, then? And wouldn't that endanger the lives of some of your men if the farmer's tribe wanted revenge? If he still refuses and you don't pull the trigger now, will you have lost credibility with your team...
...Hollywood, many are counting on fans like Bolger, Shaw, Hubbell, and Capp to help pull the film industry out of a rut of low ticket sales...
...whim of the Zeitgeist. It is certainly a boon for critics looking for (or inventing) common threads in important films. But all three directors -and British director James Marsh, who has a much-noted feature shown out of competition -are investigating the pull of the raucous past on the calmer present. The films ask: What is identity? Are we the people we were or the ones we become? Can we ever escape our past, or can we only learn to live with...
...good to be able to pull it together for singles,” Durkin said. “Mental focus comes in and out, and when I’m down I usually focus a lot harder, and focus on moving my feet a lot more. That usually helps my shots...