The map shown in Post 84 is not really accurate, as it does not reflect case law.
A common failing.
Statute law is NOT the only law you must at least be aware of.
Virginia has NO statute law dealing with the use of lethal force.
NONE.
It is entirely case law, and at least as good (and possibly better) than many of the SYG laws that have been passed.
It has a long history in the common law.
We do not have to retreat from any lace we are legally allowed to be, and can answer force with force.
We have justifiable and excusable classes for killing in self defense.
One is if you had NO part in provoking the incident, the other if you had a part initially (possibly even exchanging words) but then indicated your clear intent to end the incident, and the other person continued to attack.
We use 'reasonable man' as the judgment standard in many cases.
If you claim self defense, the burden of proof is shifted so that you MUST justify your actions (you have already admitted to a homicide, and now must point to your actions as reasonable and within the law).
It would appear their are some political manipulations going on with Florida's SYG law (and DAs are rarely the cream of the attorney crop).
The law did not eliminate preceding case law, but many DAs appear to be alluding that it has.
Simply repealing the 'retreat law' might have been more effective with less ability to manipulate.
This fear of manipulation is why the Virginia general Assembly has turned aside attempts to pass a Castle Law statute in Virginia.
Ours common law is very solid.
The only thing missing is some type of civil immunity (though there are hints of it already being present in the common law, and there have not been a raft of civil cases anyway).