On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 08:34:22 -0600, "Robert Swinney"
wrote:

Gunner sez:

" Actually in Texas,if its night time..you can. All you need say is they
were trying to burglarize your property."

Naw, Gunner! You got that partly right. What you left out is that you have
to drag the bodies inside (preferably before the cops arrive) and claim self
defense. This is the famous "Male my day" rule, although it is up to local
interpretation. Some jurisdictions tend to lean heavily in favor of the
perps, particularly if the protector is a known gun freak.

Bob Swinney

Actually no Bob..you can shoot the dude in the middle of your back 40.
A rather famous case not long ago had the home owner shooting a tow
truck driver with a rifle, through the cab, when the tow truck driver
mistakenly tried to repo the wrong pickup truck (a Darwin Event)

Texas has some interesting laws visa vis the use of deadly force for
protection of property and livestock.

Delaware IRRC and a number of other states have the Make My Day laws.
You may simply shoot an intruder, even if he does not demonstrate a
threat to you or yours.

As you say, its often up to local juries. However..if the perp had
assumed room temperature, his testimony is usually not asked for.

Gunner



"Gunner" wrote in message
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On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 20:35:35 -0600, "Robert Swinney"
wrote:

He said he lived in Kentucky. You can't shoot them there for being on
your
property any more than you can in Texas. Get real.


gunner


Bob Swinney

"makesawdust" wrote in message
...

If you live in Texas, you can shoot them after they end up on your
property.


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makesawdust


"I mean, when's the last time you heard of a college where the Young
Republicans staged a "Sit In" to close down the Humanities building?
On the flip side, how many sit in's were staged to close the ROTC building
back in the '60's?
Liberals stage protests, do civil disobedience, etc.
Conservatives talk politely and try to work out a solution to problems
through discourse until they believe that talking won't work... they they
go home and open the gun cabinets.
Pray things never get to the point where the conservatives decide that
"civil disobedience" is the next step, because that's a very short route
to "voting from the rooftops"
Jeffrey Swartz, Misc.Survivalism


"I mean, when's the last time you heard of a college where the Young
Republicans staged a "Sit In" to close down the Humanities building?
On the flip side, how many sit in's were staged to close the ROTC building back in the '60's?
Liberals stage protests, do civil disobedience, etc.
Conservatives talk politely and try to work out a solution to problems
through discourse until they believe that talking won't work... they they go home and open the gun cabinets.
Pray things never get to the point where the conservatives decide that
"civil disobedience" is the next step, because that's a very short route to "voting from the rooftops"
Jeffrey Swartz, Misc.Survivalism