> You can’t kill someone because you think you are acting in self-defense. You have to actually be acting in self-defense. That's not true at all. The bar is

> You can’t kill someone because you think you are acting in self-defense. You have to actually be acting in self-defense. That's not true at all. The bar is typically whether a reasonable person would believe that they are at risk of grave bodily harm. It obviously depends on the jury, but there have been a number of shootings where the shooter believed they were acting in self-defense, but were not, and they were ultimately acquitted.