In Texas, you can shoot someone in your house, in your car, in the street if
they have your property, in your place of business.
Don't mess with Texas.. ;^P
On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 1:54 PM, derf <derf247@gmail.com> wrote:
> Here in LA we have a local Open Carry (OC) hero. He has followers and
> detractors.
> They go to places like Wal*Mart and Bass Pro Shops and stir up
> trouble. Most people ignore them but when a store manager asks them
> to leave they make a big deal and try and shove their cause down other
> people's throats. They do more harm than good to gun owners and OC
> proponents, IMHO.
> One of his followers shot a guy during a drug deal and killed him.
> The shooter had posted previously about what might be a "clean kill".
> To me, when you post things like that on the internet it is hard to
> say you shot someone without malice aforethought. You can't go
> armed to a known drug dealer to buy drugs, get into a fight, kill him
> in his own house, and say it was self defense. But, I'm not a lawyer
> or a juror in the case.
>
>
> I exercise my right to OC sometimes, like after hurricanes Katrina and
> Gustav. For a while after natural disasters things are iffy. Cops
> are busy with problems on duty and with their own personal property
> and families. Criminals know this and are bolder. This is why
> looting is so bad. If you OC most people think you are a cop. If you
> look shady and OC then they think you are a narc or undercover cop.
> Concealed carry (CC) is legal here if you take a course and pay for
> the CC license. The OC can be a deterrent. Although thugs and
> criminals are not afraid of guns, the will most likely choose easier
> targets if they are out hunting for someone to mug.
>
> OC is legal in many places. In Texas you can shoot people stealing
> your property. Here in LA you have to be in fear of life or great
> harm to be justified shooting someone.
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