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For some reason, the quote and regular reply button are not working for me right now. I wasn't arguing with you, Matt, just posting your reply as part of the exchange. Showing that it's the same here and most everywhere. It needs to be legitimate self-defense to shoot someone and that's the way I like it. Ultimately, it's going to be up to the DA to charge or not for a shooting, based on all of the available evidence including the local laws as they are written.

"Maybe it was attempted suicide by cop?
Who would be so stupid to run outside waving a gun in this situation?"

Definitely not the case. When someone commits suicide by cop, they generally succeed. They do not fire a round and then retreat. It was unwise for her to run outside but she thought that someone very dangerous was in her yard and the "momma bear" instinct took over. She made a bad decision. She was unqualified to handle a gun in a stressful situation, in hindsight. On TV, (I'm thinking about The Sopranos), Carmela runs outside with an AK when she hears a noise on her roof. It doesn't work in real life. Stay inside.