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GZ fired ONE shot. He discharged his firearm the number of times necessary to STOP TM from continuing the course of action that resulted in the discharge in the first place.
Had GZ emptied the mag or simply fired multiple shots into TM this conversation would be vastly different. Everything that happens before, during, and after a discharge that results in a fatality comes into play.
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Maybe I'm slow, but one shot doesn't necessarily stop all deadly encounters. Zimmerman's shot punctured Martin's heart, inflicting a reasonably instantaneous end to the fight. But what if it hadn't? What if his shot didn't hit the vitals and he had to shoot repeatedly? The number of shots fired isn't necessarily irrelevant, but it's far from the most important factor in the determination of whether a shooting is legally justified or not.