PM: WE WILL GO THROUGH WITH STAND YOUR GROUND

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says, the government will not be deterred in bringing Stand Your Ground legislation to the Parliament.

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00:00Prime Minister Kamala Passat-Bissessa says the government will not be deterred in bringing

00:06stand your ground legislation to the Parliament speaking at a post cabinet media briefing the

00:11Prime Minister called the present discourse good saying it helps people to understand some of the

00:16issues however she's holding firm when it comes to criminal elements entering people's homes we

00:24will go through with San Diego laws as we promised in our campaign we will do it ask yourselves this

00:31why you should you have to retreat in your own home so that's the old law you retreat why should

00:41you have to retreat in your own home when you and your family are being threatened why should you

00:48have to decide between defending your family or not defending your family because your

00:54fearful that you will be prosecuted later there are frivolous arguments about aiming for the

01:00criminals foot and hand and leg and whatever it may be that is unrealistic in home invasion

01:06situations because you're already so terrified that you will be such a marksman that you could aim

01:11for the two so we will bring the stand your ground laws to defend yourself and your families