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Tags: PoliticsNation, Al, Sharpton, Center, for, Media, and, Democracy, Lisa, Graves, Stand, Your, Ground, National, Rifle, Association, ALEC, NRA, model, bills, Adam, Weinste

Powerful interests at work: The language "no duty to retreat" is used in 25 different "Stand Your Ground" laws, and that this is not a coincidence. ALEC and NRA have used Florida's bill as a template across the country. Adam Weinstein of Mother Jones, and Lisa Graves of the Center for Media and Democracy discuss the relationship between ALEC and the NRA. PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton, June 11, 2012: Rev. Al Sharpton

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