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That’s why the Palestinian analogy doesn’t holdwater.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Sotomayor’s Multiple “Wise Woman” Speeches: 2009
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But the “they’re Muslims, so we should presume they’re likely to kill the girl unless proven otherwise” line of reasoning does not holdwater.
The Volokh Conspiracy » 17-Year-Old Who Converted from Islam to Christianity, and Ran Away from Home 2009
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Other than that, AFAIK, there are no limitations to self defense as far as what you use in the process, I won’t go into what specifically is self defense so your argument stating a felon can’t defend himself with any specific weapon doesn’t holdwater.
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