Stand Your Ground or Duty to Retreat

[SoutherDem]

14. Thank you for the reply!

You have answered the questions without passion, which I hoped for but didn't count on on this website, so way to go

If I could I will make a couple of follow ups?

Warning shots are illegal in most jurisdictions.

I am against warning shots because you never know where they will land. People have died from warning shots who were not involved or even knew anything was happening.

If you are not shooting to kill/stop, you are not in fear of your life; since you are not in fear of your life, lethal force is not allowed.

Granted I mostly have only entertainment media as examples, but I can think of someone who can't retreat, have a gun, don't want to kill or or even harm but scare or show a willingness to pull the trigger. Like I said I don't agree with the warning shot but I could see someone using one yet still being in real danger and fear of their life. I could see this in domestic cases where a loved one may be the attacker.

Both sides do not need to be evenly armed, but the "level" of force in the defense must not exceed the "level" used in the attack. Once the attacker has moved into the lethal "level" (normally but not always: clubs, knives, guns), any type of lethal defense is allowed.

I am 45 yo, 5'9" and certainly not athletic, I am attacked by a 22 yo, 6'2" who puts in a couple of hours in the gym daily. They could kill me with their bare hands, I am being beaten (maybe gay bashed) my only hope of stopping them will be with a club, knife or gun. I do kill them, I couldn't have retreated, nor with my bare hands could I have stopped him. I would think, I am justified to pull the weapon. Yet so often we hear the "facts" of the case include being equally armed. Is that just media hype?