If you're young and you get assaulted don't bother calling the police...

[mlomker]

Originally Posted by TheBlizzard

as soon as he kicked you (if you had a gun) it would be legal to pull your firearm out

The requirement for self-defense usually involve "fearing death or great bodily harm" and being a "non-willing participant." The act of exchanging words with the guy or brandishing to an unarmed person puts you in a gray area of being a willing participant and escalating...you might be found not-guilty if things go bad but you'll need a damn good lawyer.

I took Assad Ayoob's LFI course...good stuff as far as the legal questions go.