Actually, it's not at all that simple. Talk to an attorney who *successfully* specializes in gun defense cases in numerous states and he'll give you an earful.
Pay particular attention to how your own state's laws work (according to the attorney you retain for guidance -- not through your own naïve layperson's misinterpretation), but it's good to hear how different states' self defense laws contrast and compare. Respectfully, Adam Phillip Churvis President Productivity Enhancement -----Original Message----- From: Tony [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 2:29 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: we are always SO on topic here THEY WERE BURGLARIZING SOMEONES HOUSE all bets off table for them at that point. wtf On 11/27/07, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I read the transcripts when someone posted the link here. It sounded to me > like he was just antsy to use his gun. Self-defence is supposed to be when > you personally are in danger, not when your neighbor had a burglar. If we > were talkng about some tiny toon where the nearest law was an hour away even > -- they do have those in texas -- but this was a Houston suburb with the > police already on the way. I think it's disproportionate force. > > On 11/27/07, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I don't know about this scenario. It's got a vigilante justice feel > > to it. If I were investigating, I'd be making sure that he didn't > > shoot first and then drag them over to his property. > > > > <snip> > > Caller: "Boom. You're dead." (Sounds of gunshots) "Get the law over > > here quick. I've managed to get one of them, he's in the front yard > > over there. He's down, the other one is running down the street. I had > > no choice. They came in the front yard with me, man. I had no choice. > > </snip> > > > > This makes it sound like he was hunting them. Reminds me of the > > southpark episode where Jimbo and Ned get around hunting regulations > > by yelling "It's coming right for us!" in order to kill the animal in > > "self-defense" > > > > > > On 11/27/07, Crow T. Robot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Funny were talking about this the other day. Anyone read > > this? Honestly, I > > > think this guy should get off scot-free. But he'll probably get fucked > > in > > > the end, and while he's in jail, some shit-dick will break into his > > house > > > and steal all his shit. > > > > > > Protecting Neighbor's Home Self-Defense?Testing "Castle Doctrine," Grand > > > Jury To Decide If Texas Man Was Right To Kill Burglars > > > http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/16/national/main3511528.shtml > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Download the latest ColdFusion 8 utilities including Report Builder, plug-ins for Eclipse and Dreamweaver updates. http;//www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?e=labs%5adobecf8%5Fbeta Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:247062 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
