While if you come at me with a fist, I'm not (usually) justified in pulling out a gun and shooting you or using some other deadly weapon, nor am I justified in continuing to pummel you after I've neutralized the threat... but I'm not required to gauge to a nicety in a split second how «hard» I hit you in order to maintain an exact «proportionality» of response. (sbnation.com)
Major Mahama also suffered a fractured skull when the crowd descended upon him with cudgels, clubs, cement blocks and other deadly weapons. (ghanapoliticsonline.com)
Their modus operandi was attacking mostly women in their rooms with machetes and other deadly weapons and sometimes raped them and took away their valuables. (xliveafrica.com)