Yes, your are correct. I read about those cases.
Self defense is still legal.
Help me out here. Was the firearm used in either of those cases legally licensed?
Were either of the defendants charged with firearms charges separate from the manslaughter/murder charges?
I believe Zecivek held his firearm legally, and Conlon did not.
Were either of the defendants charged with firearms charges separate from the manslaughter/murder charges?
I believe Conlon was charged with firearms offences, and was convicted on those offences.
We're going back a long way here. So this is from memory of what I've been told by sources I'd consider reasonably reliable.