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Originally Posted by fredj338
I've been shot with paintballs, never bullets, but I am sure there is a big dff in pain receptors. Besides, you shouldnt be walking in LA or any major city after dark.
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In the USA it should be a reasonable thought that you can walk on a public street, even at night, without fear of being shot. Alas, this is not true anymore.
In CA an assault must meet three criteria in order to legally use deadly force to counter it:
- The assault must be intentional.
- The assault must be imminent.
- The force used to counter it must be necessary.
If someone was on the street and accidentally fired a paintball gun and it hit you, it's no intentional. If they shoulder the gun and fire, then it's intentional.
If you're being hit by a projectile fired from a gun, the assault is past imminent and meets the second criteria.
The question comes down to, did you have to use deadly force to counter the assault? If you believe the gun is real and another person in a similar situation, who has average skill and awareness, also believes it was real, then deadly force is justified.