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I get what you are saying, but there are things that can be different between two people who are physically equal that might make an attack more likely to be deadly, or give one of the apparently equal people a distinct advantage. One of them is mindset. Another would be rage. Another would...

It probably would not lower the threshold in the eyes of the law, but it seems like it might should. If a 200 pound man approached someone of equal size angrily, at least someone of equal size might have a chance if the angry man threw the first punch. Not so much if the other person was much...

Do you know about what year your Mini Thirty was built?

I have been thinking about getting a Mini Thirty. Mainly for plinking, or taking around with me on the farm in case I needed to shoot a coyote. Anyone have any recent experience with them? I know people always talk about accuracy problems with Ruger Minis. I am not looking for a long range...

I wouldn't know. I would not assume the police and prosecutor got it right. My understanding was there was only one witness. Is that correct?

Yep, and important to keep in mind, determination of whether something is reasonable is subjective. I agree there are some things the lady involved could have done better, such as calling immediately and reporting the event and stating that she felt her life was in immediate danger. One point...

I think it’s important to maintain situational awareness in the situation you describe. If you approach my space to get paper towels that is great, nothing happens, and all is well. But people need to be prepared to defend themselves if the approacher has bad intent.

Maybe I misunderstood. I thought there was a witness that corroborated the man’s version of events. As for your other comment regarding be surprised, I think we all know that you can’t draw a gun just for being surprised. But you can if a reasonable person would feel they are at immediate...

I think he did something stupid by approaching her in a parking lot. Little bit different if he had done it inside the store with other people around. I also think women should not dress provocatively as it might invite unwanted attention. The Hallmark movies you are watching are fiction. I...

Probably not a good idea for men to approach women they don't know in parking lots. Crime rates are going up, lot of increased media attention to crimes has people on edge, and parking lots are a frequent place that women go missing.

No doubt about that. She should have reported the incident herself. I have heard legal experts give that advice. The first person to report is the default victim unless facts prove otherwise.

Yea agree, gotta hear all the evidence. I was basing it on what was being discussed.

I had already made the qualification that my opinion was based on the limited information provided. Certainly, being an open minded person, I could change my mind based on new or additional evidence.

Yes i know. I think she had reasonable fear. You disagree. That's OK.

You are misrepresenting my premise. Women are not in mortal danger when approached by any man in a parking lot for any reason. I never said that. There would be numerous obvious examples where that would not be the case. But if a woman is startled by a stramger who has invaded her personal...

Ok, I understand what you are saying, just disagree with some of it. I think she had a reasonable belief that a deadly attack was imminent. Just my opinion based on the limited info I have. I am not saying I would have done the same thing. But then I am not as easy of a target as she...

I thought the guy backed off when he saw gun?

We just have a difference of opinion, and I don't think that is likely to change. It seems pretty obvious to me that a woman surprised in a parking lot by a man suddenly in her personal space would feel threatened. Women go missing often from parking lots, and the idiot that approached her...

Yes. It may have kept her from a tragic end. She didnt really get any punishment for it. Certainly could have turned out worse for her if she had done nothing.

I am not a big fan of 9mm 1911s. They are cheaper to feed, but I look at 9mm magazines for 1911s and see a lot of wasted space.