""Well the long and short. Anyone carrying a weapon is obligated to avoid an situation that would require its use.""

Everywhere except in Florida Dan!

""Stand your Gound?""

And it is significant, that it was in Florida that this man thought he had a right to ignore advice and deliberately put himself in confrontation.

Trayvon Martin had no such choice. He went on an innocent mission to buy sweets and a drink, and was stalked by a man who was larger than him.

Would you turn your back to walk away in those circumstances? I would not, and I live in the UK where guns are very rare, but a piece of lead pipe can do almost as much damage.

Don T.