NRA statement on Florida shooting.

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45. You are indeed wrong.

Retreat is still the wisest choice since the idea is to come out of the encounter alive. But it does stop overzealous prosecutors from after-the-fact searching for a way that the defender could have retreated.

The requirements for self-defense still haven't changed. The defender can not be the person who initiated conflict as it appears that Zimmerman did. Since the teen was unarmed and Zimmerman is a healthy male there does not appear to be a disparity of force against Zimmerman which further weakens his case for it being self-defense.

I shall explain the disparity of force. If I am being attacked by an unarmed person, for me to use deadly force against him, he has to be bringing much greater force to bear than I can muster without armament. Since I am 65, mildly disabled, and with a heart condition, I would quickly lose a fist fight if I were to be attacked by a healthy young male so I could use a gun. The reverse would not hold as the young man could easily deal with a fist attack from me without needing any armament. He could quickly knock me on my ass with just his fists.

BTW - While Clint Eastwood's line is great theater it is extremely stupid in real life. To say such a line would be strong evidence in court of intent to kill.