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In my opinion, a situation like you are describing is why pepper spray should also be carried if a person carries a firearm. Plenty of instances where civilians are in prison because they used deadly force too quickly to stop a percieved attack from a bad person...The law was sited saying deadly force may not be used to protect property. But use of force is legal. In my case, I'm an aging heart-attack survivor and not in condition to engage in hand to hand physical combat. So I must either withdraw or rely on my firearm. Tricky stuff.
If the attacker does not have a deadly tool (gun, knife, club) spray them and take out your weapon, if they continue to attack, your use of deadly force at that point becomes much more understandable to a jury.