re: #478 Targetpractice

The law states if one has reasonable fear of grave bodily injury or death, they can use deadly force to protect themself. Not I saw “fear,” there’s no legal requirement they suffer such injuries before they can engage in self-defense.

You are wrong.

776.012 Use of force in defense of person.—A person is justified in using force, except deadly force, against another when and to the extent that the person reasonably believes that such conduct is necessary to defend himself or herself or another against the other’s imminent use of unlawful force. However, a person is justified in the use of deadly force and does not have a duty to retreat if:

It doesn’t say fear.

What you’re thinking of is:

(1) A person is presumed to have held a reasonable fear of imminent peril of death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another when using defensive force that is intended or likely to cause death or great bodily harm to another if:

Which isn’t relevant here, since it’s from the SYG portion.