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tigerslashII posted...

The two charges are independent. If you have a weapon and defend yourself, but you shouldn't have the weapon, that's not an automatic murder charge.

Self-defense is already difficult to prove in public space with a duty to retreat--if he arrived at the riot while illegally open carrying a firearm it pretty much undermines any self-defense case imaginable. Self-defense is a affirmative defense where they must prove things such as a lack of intent in order for the case to hold water. I can't imagine a success case being

The two charges are of course separate, but the illegal possession of a firearm in this context completely undermines a self-defense case and demonstrates a felonious mindset prior and related to the confrontation.

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