If you work at MSNBC, the big problem with Stand Your Ground laws is that “people know, they have the right to stand their ground. they don’t have to run away, they don’t have to retreat if there’s a threat.” That’s the problem.
For gun controllers, self-defense is the same as murder. In the particular case they are discussing, self-defense was a non-starter. But that doesn’t stop them from blaming the principle of self-defense. Typical.