This isn&#x27;t a matter of criminal liability, it&#x27;s one of immediate survival.<p>If a violent aggressor who is shot happens to survive, the court can decide their fate later, but that&#x27;s completely separate from the right to self defense.<p>This is the law that we, a civilized society, live by. If you don&#x27;t like it, there are countries (UK!) where self-defense is almost entirely illegal - they may be more fitting.<p>Furthermore, we decree the right to self-defense as a _natural_ right, not one that could be potentially amended away.