Far from being a sure thing (being arrested after legally defending ones' self), I would say the opposite is usually the case, based on the self-defense stories I have read over the years. Massad Ayoob and others certainly have pointed out horrific examples of where a good shoot has gone wrong (and for the record I think Zimmerman in Florida is getting lynched by a politically minded persecutor), but for every one of those I am pretty sure I have read numerous examples of the homeowner, proprietor, or guy on the street legally shooting/killing his attacker without being charged with anything.Reds45ACP wrote:...
I do have a small bit of confusion though. I was told during my CHL class that if you shoot someone you ARE going to be arrested for Assault with a deadly and/or 2nd degree murder (if BG dies). PERIOD. It becomes a legal defense issue proving it was self defense and you get to sit in jail until it gets sorted out.
If your instructor is peddling this line of thought, I would find a new one when renewal time comes.
