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Originally Posted by PINeely
I'll put it this way. In the state of Mississippi (and many others) you meet force with equal force under the law. For example if a guy pulls a gun/knife/other deadly weapon against you, you may use lethal force to defend yourself. However, if a person slugs you it gets grey. Say a 110 pound person is attacked by a 260 pound person and the smaller person draws. You could justify that under MS law. But if I, a 220 pound man, is punched by a 130 pound person and I draw my weapon on him, I'm going to jail.
Now, assuming you drew your weapon and went to court for it, the onus is on you to prove that you legitimately feared for YOUR life first, and your friend's life second. For a fistfight, good luck. The gun can be easily mistaken for a peacemaker but it is NOT. It is an absolute last resort.
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Actually the responsibility for "proving" anything is on the accuser. Yes proof helps defense but it's not the defendants responsibility