Can You Shoot An Attacker In the Back?: Into the Fray Episode 61
This video clarifies the legal justification for using lethal force in self-defense, emphasizing that the core question is the perceived threat, not bullet placement. Expert instruction from USCCA highlights the 'reasonable belief' standard for imminent death or grave bodily harm and explains that shooting a retreating attacker is not justified. The presence of a bullet in the back does not automatically negate self-defense if the threat was active and imminent at the moment of the shot.









