Neighbors arm each other vs Looters in Fla

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Guy in Panama City should have said he had an “accidental discharge” due to being “ frightened by the situation”...

On conversation about duty of law enforcement to protect. We saw the effects of law enforcement ( school resource officer) at Parkland High School not stepping up. That is obviously only one narrow example, but it is a startling example. Would a citizen have been hailed or jailed if they stepped up, and stepped into the fray with a firearm and done the job we expect law enforcement to perform?