Its a waste of time and probably not in my best interests to describe my version of "woulda,shoulda,coulda"
The beating,IMO,would put ME in mortal fear for my life.I think the vid was great evidence.
The problem is,after about the second punch,or victim was not real capable of drawing,retaining,and using a firearm.
Before the second punch and subsequent beating was the time opportunity our victim had to shoot.And all the video would show is an unarmed man who slapped a wallet being shot.
As sympathetic to the victim as I am,I don't see a lot more to work with.
A good point might be,carry and self defense ? Yes.
But its not a magic talisman that wards off evil.
Example: Eventually,being armed may have saved Zimmerman's life,and IN THE MOMENT he fired,he,per the verdict,acted in self defense.
HOWEVER!!IMO,Zimmerman being armed contributed to him putting himself in the confrontation..
If we have our eyes open and our brain locked and loaded SOMETIMES,not always,but sometimes,we avoid the situation.
Regardless the fate we may wish on the attacker,The person who must shoot in self defense ...might stay alive,but I'd seldom call them "Winner"...they just lose less than their life.