As an attacker runs towards defendant, wielding an ax; the defendant shoots the attacker, ending

the attack and injuring the attacker. The defendant will escape liable for the use of force in self-
defense because

A) the defendant was mistaken about the magnitude of the threat
B) the defendant feared that the attacker would go off and attack the next person who
happened to be walking by
C) of the defense of immunity
D) the force used was proportional to the threat


D

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