Originally Posted by The_Real_Hawkeye
Originally Posted by BuckHaggard
How is it a "myth"?
If the claim is made by the defendant that they were justified in shooting the attacker, the only factors a jury is allowed to consider are factors related to justification. The prosecutor is not even permitted to introduce evidence that your ammo was hand loaded, since that doesn't relate to whether the shooting was justified.

Ah I see what you mean now. Thanks hawkeye.