"Kurt Ullman" wrote in message
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In article ,
"HeyBub" wrote:


Yes. Twenty nine of our 50 states (plus DC) have "Stand Your Ground"
laws.
These laws say you do not have to retreat before using lethal force -
assuming further that you have the right to use lethal force.
The problem with Fl appears to be that it allows you roam around and
go actively looking for ground to stand on. Be interesting to see if the
DA or AG takes this dude to court to see if you can go looking for
trouble and pull a gun when you feel threatened because you found it (or
it found you.)

It doesn't look like a very clean case for "stand your ground" but there's a
long way to go in the investigation, I'd bet. You wouldn't want to base
your reading of the case on the facts presented by reporters interviewing
people on the street . . . (-:

The problem that most often manifests itself in lethal force cases is the
level of force applied. At least some judges have ruled that shooting a man
coming at you with only his bare fists isn't appropriate. I don't like that
theory because it totally disregards another well-known phenomenom, the "one
punch homicide."

Plenty of people have died from taking a single punch. I would probably try
to shoot to maim such an attacker. Probably. (-: Just today I bought a
cane that's got a stun gun and LED built in. I'd probably use that before I
shot someone. Probably.

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Bobby G.