 to protect your loved ones. But we don't live in that perfect world. We live in this new America where even, sadly, the most justifiable use of force can land you in a legal nightmare. Let me tell you about Michael. Father, active duty Air Force, attacked outside a nightclub, punched to the ground. Fearing for his life, he fires two shots. He struck the attacker just in the leg, didn't seriously injure him or anyone else. Jury acquitted him.