I agree, and it doesn’t matter, they should have never pulled a gun on the guy. I have had a conceal carry permit for 20 years and the one thing the training officer taught us, if you can retreat or remove yourself from a situation do it. Never put yourself in a situation where a judge or jury will decide your freedom. They had contacted the police, let them do their job! Now, they will spend the rest of their lives in prison.
agreed..ive carried for the last 12 years or so...and its made me much more “careful” with my actions...when it comes to self defense, its the old “you know it when you see it”...and this was not it....especially when they got out of the truck armed, any claim of self defense went right out the window....dumb..dumb...dumb.
Also instructed you cannot use deadly force to property only threat of bodily harm or death.
“They” didn’t pull a gun. The MacMichaels boy had the weapon and shot the thug when he tried to get the gun. Thug was a thieving troublemaker. The cops had been called and were on their way when the thief tried to run. He was convicted because the jury didn’t want Georgia burned to a crisp.