rainbowbob
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...others may not see it the same way based on the evidence and testimony presented.
That's one risk. The other is that of sustaining injury or being killed in the confrontation itself.
Yes - those are the risks involved.
To kill or be killed - that is the question.
Deciding for yourself how you will respond when you believe your life and limbs are endangered - well in advance of any incident - is a must for anyone carrying a weapon.
There will be no time for a legal analysis based on applicable local and federal statutes.
I probably would have looked out before leaving the store, or gone back inside at the first indication of trouble, and called 911.
My impression from the OP's narrative is that by the time things were headed south, he was blocked from his car by the "uncle" and prevented from re-entering the store by the "nephew".
A rock and a hard place. Reasonable fear of bodily injury or death. He responded with step one in a continuum of force that could have reasonably concluded with the use of deadly force if the the two belligerents continued to advance and make threats.
That they did not is a testament to the effectiveness of the defensive gun use - in this case the mere showing of force - in the prevention of bloodshed.