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by -O-uknow on December 5th, 2007

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The law says you can only use equal force to that used against you to defend yourself.. but should you let yourself get beat with a stick because all you have is a gun?

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  • by Anonymous on December 5th, 2007

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    Self defense is valid so long as you used no more force to defend yourself then necessary. This does not necssarily mean that I cannot shoot you if your only weapon is your fist. A fist can be just as lethal as a gun. Thus, if you threaten to punch me, I can't defend by shooting you. However, if you are punching me continuously and the only way I can avoid you punching me to death is by shooting you, that shooting is justified.

    In short, equal force does not mean equal weapons. It just means that I cannot use lethal force on you, if you are using less than lethal force on me.

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