i don't think a blanket no is correct...its more complicated...does the other guy appear bigger, stronger, highly aggressive? a bat is okay but both will wind up in the hospital that way--same with a knife: gun is best, only one gets hurt that way
as for earlier post in the thread sneering about using a weapon (gun): only a fool or soon dead hero gets into a fair fight, stack the odds in your favor by having a gun, knowing how to use it and staying in practice
last you claim Beau instigating...i could see where Beau is just standing his ground? here is a case in Florida where the judge ruled no crime committed using a gun in a road rage incident
http://www.news-journalonline.com/ar...NEWS/130609888