On Thu, 10 Jan 2002, david wrote:
> On Thursday 10 January 2002 10:51 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Legal hassle depends on where you live. Most places, > > provided the burglar is inside, no problem. If lives long > > enough to get outside, drag the body back inside, and rinse > > away the blood. Police will not be interested in finding the > > evidence that he made it outside. > > In Texas deadly force is legally justified to prevent the immenent commission > of burglary. Actually it isn't. > This means you can shoot if someone is getting ready to break > in. You don't have to wait until they are inside. Actualy they only time you can shoot somebody like this is AFTER DARK, there are other caviats as well. > The Texas penal code > requires that you retreat instead of using deadly force if you have the > option unless you are using deadly force against someone who is unlawfully > entering your habitation. In that case you don't have to retreat even if you > can. Better check that one again. Can't booby trap either. I've been burglarized three times. -- ____________________________________________________________________ Day by day the Penguins are making me lose my mind. Bumper Sticker The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------