A points an unloaded gun at B and threatens to shoot. Unobserved by A, C, who is B's wife, witnesses the threat and believes A's gun is loaded and that B is about to die. C pulls out a gun and shoots and kills A. In this case:
a. C cannot successfully invoke the privilege of defense of others because A's gun was unloaded.
b. C can successfully invoke the privilege of defense of others because of her reasonable belief at the time she shot A.
c. C is liable because one can use deadly force only to protect himself.
d. C was entrapped into believing her husband was about to be killed, so she has a valid defense.
b
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