stand your ground. yes? no?

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6. One's ability to retreat is considered in self defense law

If I were that woman you describe, I would hand over that wallet. I would not kill to protect my money. If someone's life is truly in danger and woman you describe could not safely escape, she can claim self defense. SYG means people can shoot first so that killing becomes a first rather than a last resort. One thing these cases show is how the law has influenced shooters who believe they have a right to kill anyone who frightens them. It worked for Zimmerman. This guy probably thought, why not me?

In the case of street shooters not targeting the person in question, a gun is useless. We've had three shootings near my place in the past year. Shooting at them would have been insane. It would only have drawn their fire toward me. The thing to do is get out of harm's way as quickly as possible and stay down. In my case, the shootings have always been at night, so I stayed in the house. Imagine how stupid I would have to be to run out there with a gun and play cops and robbers.