This is a wildly nuanced discussion as all these laws basically come down to "Who is the cop that showed up to make the report and who in the attorney general that will/will not be prosecuting your case." A state like Pennsylvania could have a stand your ground law but you know damn well the Philly SA will make your life a living hell if he can to score primary voter brownie points. Vice versa, you could have a state like MD but if a shooting happens in Western MD you're probably gonna have an easier time proving innocence based on the politics of that area.

Me personally, I support stand your ground.

Duty to retreat puts the burden on the self defender and requires him to prove his innocence. Stand your ground puts the burden on the state and requires them to prove that he is guilty. Our court system is supposed to be "Innocent until proven guilty", not "Guilty until proven innocent."

Likewise, even if you are proven innocent, DTR laws screw over the poor. Good luck paying all the lawyer fees when you're raking in poverty wages. The State has basically unlimited cash to prosecute you and they have no problem spending it to get what they want.

All this aside, MD is a super majority DNC state. There is no way in hell we're going to become a stand your ground state. Most likely concealed carry laws will be further restricted next session since the Supreme Court recently struck down Maryland's anti concealed carry law and forced them to give out licenses. I expect the DNC to push back against that as much as they legally can and I expect more court cases to come up in the next decade in response to this push back. It's all gonna be a legal quagmire for a long time,