Quote Originally Posted by LOL BRIELUS View Post
The possession of the firearm being legal or not is not really in the calculus for deadly force self defense. It is really fact specific and needs to be justified in a response to deadly force or serious bodily harm. Once that element is satisfied, it doesn't matter how you apply the deadly force - gun, knife, tire iron, karate, or 10x claid.

Also my prediction is that a jury verdict will be reached today
No, that was a specific question for him, because he said the rifle being illegal makes self defense irrelevant.