FUD,
Of course if the guy who was punching you in the face was to make a death threat( which I'm sure is what OLEG ment to say)...that is called imperfect self defense! With a good lawyer lot's o' greenbacks and time you would probly get off the crimminal charges
Then come civil suits and the lesser amount of evidence required to strip you of the rest of your estate!
Of course we all hope that the gun will just be a deterant and that none of us actualy has to go to court! In that arena Fud's "Bigger Gun" Philosophy wins...if you are as dedicated as he is!