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So all the assailant has to do when I see him - 40 feet away - as I'm walking back to my car, 110 feet away, is to be able to outrun me to my car, and keep his straight razor in his pocket until it is too late for me to draw and fire?
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I guess you'd have to reasonably believe your life was under imminent threat of death/serious injury, being beaten to death or something. And that would have to be a belief that the Reasonable Man (ie anyone) would likewise believe if in the same circumstances - including your own physical limitations. That would be for the prosecitor, courts, juries, attorneys etc. to interpret the law in the that situation.
I do not believe, though, if you shoot somebody solely because of a weapon he MAY have, it's OK. I mean, we'd all be shooting each other at times anyone had a fantasy about future possibilities for danger in anyone else.
This is a layman's answer. Talk to a skilled attorney in your area for a professional opinion.