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“The defense of necessity is considered a justification defense, as compared with an excuse defense such as duress. An action that is harmful but praiseworthy is justified, whereas an action that is harmful but ought to be forgiven may be…

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“The set of circumstances that justifies the use of deadly force is a situation of immediate danger of death or great bodily harm to…

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“We must have reasonable fear of death or grave bodily harm when we employ this level of force. Reasonable fear is starkly distinct from…

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“a concept called the doctrine of competing harms. Some states articulate it under that terminology, but many describe it as the doctrine of necessity.…

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Dr. King kept guns in his home to protect himself and his family. After firebombing and numerous death threats by racists, his application for…

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“The two-inch blade can penetrate four inches into such parts of the body, the four-inch blade eight inches, etc. Having”

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“but the most widely used and court-proven standard has been in use for decades: ability/opportunity/jeopardy. “Ability” means that the assailant possesses the power to kill or cripple. “Opportunity” means he is capable of immediately employing that power. “Jeopardy” means that his actions and/or words indicate to a reasonable, prudent person that he intends to do so and is about to…

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The Second Amendment isn't about duck hunting or target shooting.

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“The gun is not a magic talisman that wards off evil. It is a special-purpose emergency rescue tool: no more, no less.”

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“Deadly force must always be a last resort.”

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History has shown that the greater power of the gun is its power to deter. Bear in mind that criminals, by definition, target only…

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“The book explains – and, perhaps more importantly, photographically illustrates – death of human beings by all sorts of means. Gunshot, knife, bludgeon, stomping, strangulation, automobile collisions and auto-pedestrian strikes, death by fire, and more are thoroughly covered. When opposing counsel says of your opponent, “He only had a knife (or stick, or bottle)”… “He was unarmed!”… ”He was just…

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I resent 'experts' who have never faced deadly threat, yet who tell me - and you - that we should not consider a response…

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