Is someone holding a gun more likely to think others are armed? New study says yes.

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5. I would never pull my legally concealed handgun unless I was under attack from an individual ...

who had the intention of seriously injuring or killing me and was capable of doing so. I should point out that I would shoot the other person to stop his attack, not to kill him.

Concealed weapons instructors usually tell their students to never draw their weapon unless they intend to use it. Having a gun in your hand can easily escalate the situation as the other individual may feel that his life is in danger.

In fact, this might have happened in the Trayvon Martin shooting. It is possible that Zimmerman confronted Martin with a drawn weapon. If so Martin would have had every right to fear for his life and might have attacked Zimmerman and attempted to disarm him. If so Martin would have been "standing his ground."

I don't have all the facts about the shooting and I am not fond of trial by the media. Zimmerman's actions were very questionable and consequently he should face a judge and jury. It will be the job of the jury to consider all the evidence and rule on Zimmerman's guilt or innocence. Hopefully an intelligent and fair jury will be selected as this may prove to be a complicated case.