[DoodleDawg]

If he was, he had a right to defend himself.

So if you were to push me I have the right to kill you?

[wideawake]

There is no "right to kill" - but there is a right to use deadly force to defend oneself.

If I honestly believe that your push is meant to get me off balance or on the ground in order to do me greater harm, then I am justified in using deadly force to stop that greater harm from being inflicted.