Its still a win - the prosecution put on trial the right to self defense - even using the argument that "if you are the one that brings a gun, you have no right to self defense" - 100% the opposite of the intent of the 2A. We have a God given right to defend ourselves, our family, our community, and our country.
Had they been successful in railroading Kyle, they would've used that to push huge anti-gun agenda and further attempt to erode our rights.
Sorry, I disagree. Whether the instrument was a knife or a machine gun is irrelevant with respect to justifying use of force or deadly force in self-defense.
However, charging a citizen with a crime that carries a life sentence without even conducting a thorough and impartial investigation is a miscarriage of the legal system. That’s the kind of amateur hour shît that results in people like Michael Morton spending a quarter of a century in prison for zero reason at all.