If Eric Holder didn't exist, someone would have to invent him. As a fanatical anti-gun crusader, the attorney general's myopic view of "stand your ground" laws encapsulates everything that's illogical and unreasonable about gun control advocates. Washington Post: Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. strongly condemned "stand your ground" laws Tuesday, saying the measures "senselessly expand the concept of self-defense" and may encourage "violent situations to escalate." The statutes, which have been enacted in more than 30 states, have become the focus of a complicated national debate over race, crime and culpability since the shooting of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed 17-year-old, by a neighborhood watch volunteer in Sanford, Fla. The volunteer, George Zimmerman, was acquitted of murder charges Saturday. Zimmerman's attorneys did not try to get the case dismissed based on Florida's stand-your-ground law, which says people who feel threatened can defend themselves with...(Read Full Post)