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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 954500" data-attributes="member: 14668">This may shock some people but I actually agree with TOS on this one.I recently completed a training class for the Utah non-resident concealed handgun license, that will allow me to legally carry in 34 states.Laws vary from state to state but generally speaking, in order to claim self-defense after shooting someone, you have to show that you were a reluctant participant in the situation. You have to show that you did everything you possibly could to de-escalate the situation, and that you only used your weapon as a last resort to prevent death or serious bodily harm to yourself or a 3rd party. Chasing after someone...after having been told not to by the police...pretty much negates the self defense argument. Zimmerman may very well have been in fear for his safety when he pulled the trigger, but only because he knowingly and willingly chose to put himself in that situation in the first place.I know that if I ever chose to participate in any sort of a neighborhood watch program, I probably would not carry a weapon while doing so.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="soberups, post: 954500, member: 14668"] This may shock some people but I actually agree with TOS on this one. I recently completed a training class for the Utah non-resident concealed handgun license, that will allow me to legally carry in 34 states. Laws vary from state to state but generally speaking, in order to claim self-defense after shooting someone, you have to show that you were a [I]reluctant participant [/I]in the situation. You have to show that you did [I]everything you possibly could [/I]to [I]de-escalate [/I]the situation, and that you [I]only [/I]used your weapon as a last resort to prevent death or serious bodily harm to yourself or a 3rd party. Chasing after someone...after having been told [I]not[/I] to by the police...pretty much negates the self defense argument. Zimmerman may very well have been in fear for his safety when he pulled the trigger, but only because he knowingly and willingly chose to [I]put[/I] himself in that situation in the first place. I know that if I ever chose to participate in any sort of a neighborhood watch program, I probably would [I]not[/I] carry a weapon while doing so. [/QUOTE]

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