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Originally Posted by Chief Gump
You don't think it will look different to a judge and jury both in the verdict and sentencing in a trial.
Scenario one, old fart claims something hits him and he just reactivly pulls the trigger.
Scenario two, old fart gets hit with something and has to actively think to pull out his gun and pull the trigger.
That can play a huge difference.
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Even if it were the first scenario, which I would guess you believe would make his self-defense case a bit more believable, why was he brandishing his weapon prior to any threatening event? It seems to me he'd be the wrong in either scenario you propose.