"Duane Bozarth" wrote in message
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Dave Hinz wrote:

On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 13:50:03 -0600, Duane Bozarth
wrote:
Dave Hinz wrote:

Besides - he's in Texas. If he were in California or some new-england
state, people might get ****y about bang-bang noises. But, regardless
of where you are, it's never ethically wrong to value your kids over a
threatening dog.

OP didn't ask about a perceived ethical problem and from the tone I
have
no doubt he'll take action as seems appropriate. He asked about the
legality of that action (albeit in a funny place to ask for ng topic
and
that as Charley says, "we ain't there" so he would be better advised to
ask in his local jurisdiction what rules he's playing under...

I just can't see why there's even a question.

Never hurts to know what the law actually says in a situation one
envisions as being possible to occur. "The law" isn't always what seems
to make sense...

whilst it may be ethically justified, can you ensure that the OP will ensure
that the bullet won't go through the dog and the next house, especially if
the next house may only be 4' away like in some developments? there's a lot
of places that don't allow shooting inside city limits.

again, we don't know the circumstances, the location, the environment, the
surroundings. his local police do.