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To: John123
Mr. White ADMITTED to "accidentally" firing the gun. That is manslaughter -- NOT self-defense.

That depends on the totality of the circumstances. If having the gun pointed at the intruders was legitimate, then just because the actor did not intend to pull the trigger it doesn't turn a legitimate action into manslaughter.

I can easily see the AD occurring when, depending on whose version one believes, the punk lunged at Mr. White, or tried to slap the gun away.

161 posted on 12/23/2007 12:03:36 PM PST by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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To: El Gato

If a punk lunged at him and he fired in self defense, why the hell would he then claim he didn’t intend to fire the firearm? Either he did it intentionally as an act of self defense, or it was an accident and he is negligent. THere’s no in between.


164 posted on 12/23/2007 12:13:17 PM PST by mamelukesabre
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