Al Sharpton just hinted going Federal and Civil

[Igel]

26. No. Incomplete.

They give part of the story, and it's an important part.

It's not the whole story. Think of the story as having a "this is what usually happens" bit and then later the guy has to come back to account for exceptions and things that happen under specific conditions.

This is from
http://www.volokh.com/2012/03/27/floridas-self-defense-laws/
Not typically noted as a left-wing source. But he's a lawyer at UCLA law school. Don't know if he wrote this particular page or not.

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Fla. Stat. § 776.032. Immunity from criminal prosecution and civil action for justifiable use of force

(1) A person who uses force as permitted in s. 776.012 is justified in using such force and is immune from criminal prosecution and civil action for the use of such force, unless the person against whom force was used is a law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 943.10(14), who was acting in the performance of his or her official duties and the officer identified himself or herself in accordance with any applicable law or the person using force knew or reasonably should have known that the person was a law enforcement officer. As used in this subsection, the term “criminal prosecution” includes arresting, detaining in custody, and charging or prosecuting the defendant
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And that's it for a state-level civil suit.