The Annoyed Man wrote:flintknapper wrote:The Annoyed Man wrote:THIS is exactly why I don't entertain the notion that I am supposed to accept physical punishment before I can legally justify the use of my weapon. And I'm a fat gimpy 58 year old, not a young fit combat veteran.
Just make sure you can reasonably show the disparity of force then. It can be a fine line.
Well in my case, disparity of force is going to be easy to prove. I was going to add that you'd have to be an old granny to attack me and not have me claim disparity of force, but then, I
've seen some grannies that scare the bejabbers outta me.
I'm 6'-5"....260 lbs. and still in decent shape, but Nuns still scare me (went to Catholic schools).
I don't think I'd shoot one though.
Seriously, the "shoot before attacked" thing (when opponent is unarmed) can be pretty dicey. You're a smart man...so if the time ever comes for you (God Forbid), I am sure you'll make the right call.