SmarterthanYou
rebel
you don't need to be shot at first to defend yourself, especially if the other person is using a club instead of a gunIt wasn't self defense if he shot first, which he did.
He was also not legally allowed to carry that gun in the first place.
So not only was he in illegal possession of that weapon, he trafficked it across state lines (a felony) and used it to kill two people (also a felony, and because he trafficked it across state lines, proves intent to kill).
yet the courts have been fairly consistent in dismissing criminal acts if the weapon was actually used to defend yourself..........even convicted felons have had their charges dismissed with prejudice for using weapons in actual self defense