{"id":2675714,"date":"2026-10-04T16:16:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T20:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/armed-florida-dad-draws-on-bullies-who-attacked-his-son-then-stand-your-ground-law-saved-him\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T16:19:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T20:19:26","slug":"armed-florida-dad-draws-on-bullies-who-attacked-his-son-then-stand-your-ground-law-saved-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/armed-florida-dad-draws-on-bullies-who-attacked-his-son-then-stand-your-ground-law-saved-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Armed Florida Dad Draws on Bullies Who Attacked His Son \u2014 Then Stand Your Ground Law Saved Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Farmed-florida-dad-draws-on-bullies-who-attacked-his-son-then-stand-your-ground-law-saved-him%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2675714&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Florida father confronted bullies who attacked his son over a pizza and displayed a pistol during the encounter. The incident occurred after his son refused to share pizza from a church fellowship program at a high school. The father was approached by the same students who previously bullied his son, and during the confrontation, he Brandished a firearm to deter them. The police report noted that the students had ongoing behavioral issues, and the incident was recorded on school bus surveillance video. The father will not face charges, likely due to Florida&#8217;s &#8220;Stand Your Ground&#8221; law, wich allows individuals to use force in self-defense without the duty to retreat. The law emphasizes the right to protect oneself when facing unlawful entry or attack.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A Florida father who displayed a pistol while confronting bullies who attacked his son over a pizza will not face charges, local media reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The Sept. 18 incident occurred a day after the father\u2019s son was attacked after refusing to hand over pizza from a \u201cchurch fellowship program\u201d at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/loudoun-county-update-sheriff-confirms-daily-wire-reporting-lcps-responds\/\" title=\"Loudoun County Update: Sheriff Confirms Daily Wire Reporting, LCPS Responds\">local high school<\/a>, according to a report provided by the Martin County, Florida, Sheriff\u2019s Office. The father had driven his son to the bus stop to discuss the incident with the driver when the student who\u2019d previously accosted the son confronted the father. <b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cNow you have students on the bus that are yelling. You have the 14-year-old boy that came off the bus that\u2019s yelling, screaming at the dad,\u201d Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wpbf.com\/article\/florida-bus-stop-gun-stand-your-ground-teen-bullying\/73849985\">told<\/a> WPBF, a West Palm Beach-area TV station.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">A second teenager, who according to the police report had been suspended for drug possession, also arrived and confronted the father.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cBoth boys approached [Redacted] and [Redacted] and that\u2019s when [Redacted] displayed a firearm and pointed it at both [Redacted] and [Redacted], causing them to back away,\u201d the report reads.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cYou have two young men who look like grown men that are happening upon the dad, going at the dad and yelling at the dad,\u201d Budensiek told WPBF, adding that the father initially tried to deescalate the situation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The report also stated that the driver described the two students as having \u201congoing behavioral issues\u201d that led her to consider quitting, while the son had ridden the bus for two years and \u201chad never been a problem.\u201d The report noted that the school bus had video surveillance that recorded the Sept. 17 and Sept. 18 incidents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Florida\u2019s \u201cStand Your Ground\u201d law, <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nraila.org\/articles\/20120401\/castle-doctrine-legislation-protecting-your-right-to-protect-yourself\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">enacted<\/a> in 2005, removed the duty to retreat outside the home, added civil and criminal immunity and created a home\/vehicle presumption of reasonable fear of death or great bodily harm if someone is unlawfully entering. Florida was the first state to enact a comprehensive modern Stand Your Ground statute of this type. In 2017, the state Legislature <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nraila.org\/articles\/20170610\/florida-action-report-gov-rick-scott-has-signed-sb-128-sb-1052\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">added<\/a> a requirement that the state must disprove a self-defense claim with \u201cclear and convincing evidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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