re: Earlier interview of BLM protester who was killed in Austin last night carrying his AK47

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If you are in a vehicle and someone approaches you with a rifle pointing at your face, are you allowed to open fire?

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Yes, if you feel your life is in danger.

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If you are in a vehicle and someone approaches you with a rifle pointing at your face, are you allowed to open fire?

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This is the reality and it's a close call and something gun advocates should talk about.

On one hand, I support people I disagree with politically exercising their 2A rights. I think we have to do so and do so publicly.

On the other hand, when you're caring a "military styled rifle" in a crowd of belligerent people, during a time when such crowds/protests are engaging in violence against innocents, you're taking a risk. I reject the idea that people should be inherently fearful of weapons based on ignorance/appearance.

But I think the practical and legal reality is that if you carry an AR or an AK in public, and you get into a tight spot or conflict, it's not unreasonable that someone may have a strong case against you for self defense, even where you (AR/AK carrier) aren't intending to pose a threat.

And while the protests/riots context should matter, right wing protestors and random idiots who want to exercise their rights by taking an AR into Starbucks should remember this is a gamble they're taking too.