Wyoming’s “Stand Your Ground” law says you don’t have to run from a confrontation before defending yourself. That is what Rihanna Kelver and her counsel are asking a Laramie judge to consider as they seek protection from prosecution in a felony case stemming from a confrontation outside the Crowbar.
She can’t know ahead of time that he would escalate by assaulting her. That’s all on him.
That’s why you don’t engage.
You can’t shoot someone because they pushed you after you came up to them.