STEVIE WONDER, SINGER: Until the stand your ground law is abolished in Florida, I will never perform there again.</s>BLITZER: You heard right, the legendary singer Stevie Wonder telling an audience in Quebec, he's refusing to give concerts in Florida until that state repeals its stand your ground law. That's the self-defense law the jury in the Zimmerman case was asked to consider in its decision. Stevie Wonder didn't mention the George Zimmerman case directly by name. He certainly isn't the only person calling for the repeal of stand your ground. The U.S. attorney general, Eric Holder, says the law causes dangerous conflict in neighborhoods and Florida's Senate leader has called for the reexamination of the law. Some 30 states actually have stand your ground laws. They allow people fearing for their lives to use deadly force without having to retreat from confrontation even if it's possible. Florida was the first state to enact the self-defense law back in 2005. Since then, it's been copied in some form by so many of these other states. Joining us now is the "Miami Herald" political reporter Mark Caputo. Mark has written an article about stand your ground. He says despite calls for it to be repealed, that's very unlikely. Why do you think it's unlikely, Mark?</s>MARK CAPUTO, "THE MIAMI HERALD": Well, you have to think about politics. Politics it's never having to say your sorry. Republican legislature says the law works well. The violent crime rate has decreased. The homicide rate has not only decreased since 2005 and this coincides with loosening gun laws and increasing number of concealed weapons permits. On its face they don't see the data the justifies it. Certainly there's other data out there that gun control proponents would cite, but it's a Republican legislature.
Will Stand Your Ground Be Repealed in Florida?