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In that situtation if you're in Zimmerman's position and you're not in fear for your life you are a fool. If you have the ability to defend yourself with deadly force and choose not to use it, you deserve to die, period. Cold, harsh, yes. Guess what, that's the way of the world. Martin attacked Zimmerman with deadly force. Zimmerman was not only justified in responding with deadly force, I contend he was morally obligated to remove that evil threat from society.

I think you're a little off track. Z had the gun on his person, but he was under severe duress, and according to some accunts I've read, he stated he even forgot he had it. It was when M noticed it that the gun became the focal point of their struggle. I guess at that point one or the other of them was going to be shot. Here it's a matter of a split second. I have to suppose that the disposition of the weapon was favorable to Z, and he reacted fast enough to turn the event his way.