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Self protection is vigilantism if it is used in a manner disproportionate to the threat...
So if a knife-wielding criminal breaks into my home, it would be disproportionate for me to respond with a firearm?
Along the same lines, is it disproportionate for a LEO to respond with a .45 against an armed and dangerous criminal armed with a .22?
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I don't think you understand what I meant by that. By acting in a manner disproportionate to the threat I meant using lethal force to confront a likely non lethal one. Its the same rules police officers follow, they are only allowed to shoot if their life or that of another is in danger. Weaponry and caliber have nothing to do with it. I fear that an untrained civilian would be unable to understand the proper way to react, which is one of the major reasons I oppose concealed carry and the Florida castle doctrine. If you absolutely must carry a weapon in order to protect yourself, I would suggest a tazer or pepper spray, both of which disable attackers
without killing them.