Are SYG laws weapon agnostic?

[Major Nikon]

97. Did you not read what the attorney wrote?

Or are you just being willfully illiterate?

The "Stand Your Ground" Law introduced two (2) conclusive presumptions that favor a criminal defendant who is making a self-defense claim:

The presumption that the defendant had a reasonable fear that deadly force was necessary; and
The presumption that the intruder intended to commit an unlawful act involving force or violence.

The difference is there was no burden of proof on Z to show that he had a reasonable fear that deadly force was necessary. Since Z killed the only witness, that presumption worked decidedly in his favor which is why the bullshit claim managed to become airworthy.

The corner you painted yourself into with your appeal to authority is that when a competent authority contradicts you, you don't get to have it both ways and still claim you're right.

For further reading:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petard#.22Hoist_with_his_own_petard.22

Now please do proceed with the rest of your right wing speaking points, but don't expect me to read them as this has been covered quite extensively already and seems quite banal at this point. There's a good reason why I don't venture into the gungeon.

Cheers!