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Michigan ruling on "use" of deadly force
Story here. Defendant drew but did not fire a gun in response to a threat to attack with ordinary force. The trial court instructed the jury that the defendant had used deadly force, which could only be justified by imminent danger from deadly force.
The court of appeals said, no, drawing a gun without shooting isn't "use" of deadly force, and thus can be justified by a threatened attack using ordinary force; drawing a gun to ward off non-deadly physical attack can be justified.
Here in AZ we have a statute to the effect.
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I question exactly what "ordinary force" is defined as. A vehicle? 696 people were a victim of homicide in 2017 with fists and feet. Is that "ordinary"?
What about disparity of force for a pregnant woman?
My other major take-away is what I taught as an Instructor. If you are armed, don't get in that position. Get your kid, go in the house, lock the doors, and call the PD.
So please explain just how was I supposed to to answer a 3am knock on the door out in the country? I answered clad in my underwear with my friend, Dan (of the Wesson family), in hand. The caller stammered out a story about looking for his coon dog (irrespective of the fact that it wasn't coon season) then left without leaving a phone number. You believe him. Don't you?
Even the wild animals have the right to self-preservation. Why the hell do we humans need statutes to allow us the same? Typical, give the government an inch and they take a mile.
It just like the requirement for a permit to carry concealed. Contrary to s2pid judges, not a single word in the 2nd conveys anything about limitations on Arms. That said, any which way a person wants if acceptable so long as that way does not place others in harm's way. The BS about no concealed granted is totally crap. The 2nd doesn't grant anything and it certainly doesn't limit anything.
So what are we to do? Sit back and wait for our masters to allow us to exercise soveriegn rights that were endowed by the Creator.