Better to just avoid the problem areas. Better yet move to an area with low crime. This is the new norm.
Good luck shooting someone in self defense in today's climate. At the very least you'll be bankrupted.
So many folks say that, but I wonder if it depends on where it happens, because my nephew is a cop in a large Southwestern city, and he assures me that standard operating procedure for them is to give the shooter a pat on the back if it appears to have been a straightforward self-defense shooting, no charges, no taking them in for questioning.
