re: Realistically...unarmed assailant attacks armed victim: is assailant unarmed?

I don't know how the law reads from state to state, but this is how I see it.

1) Assuming that neither person is a law enforcement officer, the person being followed, stalked, chased or attacked ALWAYS has the right to use deadly force, regardless of size, as long as he or she is not fleeing a crime. Conversely, the person doing the stalking and following never has the right to use deadly force in such situations (eg. George Zimmerman - GUILTY).

2) A private citizen pursuing a fleeing criminal always has the right to use deadly force regardless of either person's size (eg. Joe Horn - NOT GUILTY).

3) Women have the right to use deadly force to get men away from them but they don't have a right to use deadly force to settle scores.