From: "David M", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Re: Widdicombes waffling on self defence I received the following this morning as part of a club newsletter. I have removed the club news bits for brevity. Regards, David. > Southwest Gun Club, Inc. > PO Box 1061 > McComb, MS 39648 > 601-684-3020 > NRA Club # c1149 DCM Club # y35005 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > January 1, 2001 > > LEGISLATIVE ALERT: > > I am pleased with the outcome of the November Presidential Election. I > believe George W. Bush will work > with American shooters to stop the passage of further restrictive firearms > legislation. > > Home burglary is a serious problem in Mississippi. I believe we need to > pass a law framed after the law > passed in Texas in 1993. If a person is on your property and behind the > front of your house (from the > street), after 10PM, you can confront him and you are not required to > retreat into your house, from the > prowler. If the prowler is shot, you cannot be arrested nor can the > prowler or his survivors sue for > damages caused by the shooting. This law has cut home burglary in Texas by > 70%. It seems in most states, > the criminal has all the rights and the honest citizen has to put up with > the idea that he may be arrested for > protecting his home or goods. I will try to convince our legislature that > such a law would stop a lot of crime > in our state. > > I have personally been the victim of thieves twice this year. It has cost > my insurance company and my > Family $4300 to repair the damage and replace property. This should not be > tolerated by our society. Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A http://www.topica.com/t/17 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
