I've never believed that Trayvon ran up on Z to throw the "first punch."

[BrotherIvan]

44. And therein lies the difference

Because we have allowed all this CCW bullshit, carrying a loaded weapon is not seen as a CHOICE and a RESPONSIBILITY. Z brought a deadly weapon into the situation which led to the death of another person. End of story. When did we decide that an unarmed man is the equal of an armed one? And in this case, that person was a MINOR, his decisions or judgements should not have been under scrutiny at all because that is the very definition of being a minor.

I don't know if it's a myth, but every martial arts person or boxer I have known have been the least interested in getting into a fight because if you are a professional, you can have a higher charge. So trained hands are assault with a deadly weapon but a gun is nothing? Nothing?

And our country sick obsession with guns will only be furthered by this rather than hindered. The main argument I see here from nutters is "if some criminal mugs me or breaks into my home, I will blow his head off." I always wonder, especially in the mugging instance, how often that actually happens. If a guy is pointing a gun at you, how do you get to your weapon and shoot him first? Seems the only way this scenario works is if any "suspicious" looking character (i.e. black kid in a hoodie) gets near, just shoot. There will be far more Trayvon Martins I fear, not less.