▁of ▁the ▁reduced ▁charges , ▁un reason able ▁self - def ense ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁an ▁aff irm ative ▁defense . ▁Act ual ▁( reason able ) ▁self - def ense ▁is ▁a ▁valid ▁defense ▁for ▁the ▁reduced ▁charges . ▁ ▁Tri al ▁Gonz ales ▁ple aded ▁not ▁guilty ▁to ▁the ▁charges , ▁and ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁b ail . ▁Gonz ale z ▁was ▁originally ▁allowed ▁to ▁keep ▁a ▁weapon ▁while ▁on ▁b ail , ▁but ▁a ▁restriction ▁prohib iting ▁fire ar ms ▁was ▁later ▁added ▁as ▁a ▁b ail ▁condition . ▁While ▁the ▁case ▁was ▁pending , ▁Gonz ale z ' s ▁b ail ▁conditions ▁were ▁modified ▁several ▁times ▁to ▁allow ▁him ▁to ▁travel ▁to ▁California ▁for ▁a ▁wed ding ▁and ▁family ▁hol id ays . ▁ ▁J ury ▁selection ▁Of ▁the ▁ 3 4 ▁potential ▁jur ors ▁in ▁the ▁case , ▁only ▁two ▁owned ▁hand g uns . ▁They ▁were ▁not ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁j ury . ▁ ▁Also ▁not ▁selected ▁were ▁two ▁people ▁who ▁knew ▁hom ic ide ▁vict ims , ▁one ▁whose ▁relative ▁is ▁charged ▁with ▁a ▁shooting ▁of ▁his ▁girl friend , ▁a ▁man ▁who ▁said ▁a ▁friend ▁had ▁been ▁hit ▁with ▁a ▁police ▁officer ' s ▁car ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁and ▁a ▁woman ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁prior ▁jur or ▁that ▁acqu itted ▁the ▁def endant ▁in ▁an ▁attempted ▁hom ic ide ▁case . ▁None ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁potential ▁jur ors ▁said ▁they ▁had ▁strong ▁feelings ▁ ▁about ▁