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TX Rep. Terry Meza Files Bill Making it Illegal to Defend Your Home with a Firearm
lsgr.live ^ | Nov. 17, 2020 | Lone Star Gun Rights

Posted on 11/30/2020 10:08:59 AM PST by PROCON

Democrats filed a barrage of gun control bills for the upcoming legislative session in Texas. Each bill attacks the constitutionally granted rights from various angles. From the "assault weapons" ban to the universal background checks and the red flag laws, each bill intends to undermine the self-defense capabilities of Texans.

However, a very worrying piece of legislation was introduced by Irving State Representative Terry Meza. HB 196 seeks to repeal the Castle Doctrine, preventing a homeowner from using firearms to defend their property.

She believes that homeowners are too eager to pull the trigger when facing armed home invaders.

"I'm not condoning stealing, it is against the law," Meza says, "but it's not an offense that is punishable by death."

~~~SNIP~~~

She clarified that homeowners would still be allowed to defend their lives, but not using firearms. Using a firearm to fight an intruder would lead to legal problems for the victim.

If Meza's bill becomes law, homeowners will be required to retreat from their homes when a criminal invades. They will be required to make sure the criminal is not hurt or face charges for defending themselves.

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TOPICS: Government; Local News; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: 2ndamendment; banglist; castledoctrine; rkba; terrymeza; texas
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To: PROCON
Insanity, how in the heck do these people get elected....in TEXAS?

Just a wild guess.....Election fraud?

21 posted on 11/30/2020 10:18:50 AM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: PROCON

So it’s OK if I beat a home-invader to death with a cast iron skillet?

Asking for a friend. :-)


22 posted on 11/30/2020 10:18:52 AM PST by left that other site (If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all. (Isaiah 7:9))
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To: PROCON

“I’m not condoning stealing, it is against the law,” Meza says, “but it’s not an offense that is punishable by death.”


The thief thinks it is worth their life. Who are you to complain?


23 posted on 11/30/2020 10:19:01 AM PST by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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To: Carl Vehse
Here's the Demonicrat the 105th District dumped into the Texas House.


24 posted on 11/30/2020 10:19:07 AM PST by Carl Vehse
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To: PROCON

“...too eager to pull the trigger when facing armed home invaders....”

“... homeowners would still be allowed to defend their lives, but not using firearms...”

Please, Terry Meza, explain to me how you defend yourself against an ARMED home intruder?????

I guess she thinks you can use movements like in “The Matrix” to just dodge the bullets...


25 posted on 11/30/2020 10:19:08 AM PST by JBW1949 (I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
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To: PROCON
“I’m not condoning stealing, it is against the law,” Meza says, “but it’s not an offense that is punishable by death.”

Well, yes it is. In Texas. But this bill will require the three step self defense mode. Shoot the b*****d, shovel, and shut up.

26 posted on 11/30/2020 10:19:28 AM PST by 17th Miss Regt
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To: CodeToad
England went this route and now it is illegal to harm an intruder even if the intruder harms you.

Are you sure about that? I did a search and every answer I found stated you can use force up to and including deadly force to protect your home, and you don't have to wait to be attacked.

27 posted on 11/30/2020 10:20:07 AM PST by Oshkalaboomboom
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To: PROCON

If you break into my home, you have already committed a criminal act and I can only assume, based on your criminal actions, that your intentions are also potentially homicidal. My life, and that of my family, shouldn’t be forfeit to giving ‘you’, a criminal already for breaking into my home, the benefit of the doubt.


28 posted on 11/30/2020 10:20:09 AM PST by Qiviut (Govt acting like it's Ebola w/ a 90% fatality rate, not COVID w/ a 99+% survival rate for most.)
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To: PROCON

PS: Well just run outside then invade your own home. When the intruder attacks you then they’d be at fault for attacking a home invader.


29 posted on 11/30/2020 10:20:30 AM PST by SkyDancer (~ Pilots: Looking Down On People Since 1903 ~)
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To: PROCON

“Insanity, how in the heck do these people get elected....in TEXAS?”

Coming to all 57 states if Joe Dementia becomes our POTUS!


30 posted on 11/30/2020 10:20:46 AM PST by Grampa Dave (There was never a Biden win! It was stolen from Trump and us! When, will Biden Concede?)
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To: PROCON

Can’t see such a bill going very far in Texas. This clown must be a beyond full-blossomed idiot. Doubt the SCOTUS would vote for it as well.


31 posted on 11/30/2020 10:20:57 AM PST by evangmlw
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

I think he is a she.....


32 posted on 11/30/2020 10:20:59 AM PST by Osage Orange (TRUMP!!!)
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To: PROCON

Make sure you have a big backyard, most thieves won’t really be missed if they suddenly disappear, and don’t report the breakin to the police.


33 posted on 11/30/2020 10:21:24 AM PST by The Louiswu (Carry and be prepared to use.)
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To: hsmomx3

Irving is in the Dallas area.


34 posted on 11/30/2020 10:21:27 AM PST by prairiebreeze (Don't be afraid to see what you see. -- Ronald Reagan)
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To: I got the rope
The legislature is not in session.

It will be in January.
35 posted on 11/30/2020 10:23:18 AM PST by TexasGunLover
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To: PROCON

If someone is willing to break into your home; the only wise consideration is the conclusion that they are willing to kill you as well. Therefore, break into my house, I’m going to do my best to kill you (against the law or not). I may go to jail, at least my family will live.


36 posted on 11/30/2020 10:23:23 AM PST by evangmlw
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To: Carl Vehse

She doesn’t need a gun to defend herself because that face is a deadly weapon.


37 posted on 11/30/2020 10:23:25 AM PST by CaptainK ("If life's really hard, at least its short")
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To: PROCON
Insanity, how in the heck do these people get elected....in TEXAS?

Texas is not nearly as red as people here imagine it to be. And the trends aren’t good. It’s probably only an election or two away from flipping. Demographics in Texas are not in our favor.

38 posted on 11/30/2020 10:23:27 AM PST by Drew68
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To: PROCON

Btw, she a 4th generation Texan....Not from CA or any other leftist state.


39 posted on 11/30/2020 10:24:17 AM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: PROCON
... a very worrying piece of legislation was introduced by Irving State Representative Terry Meza ... seeks to repeal the Castle Doctrine, preventing a homeowner from using firearms to defend their property ... when facing armed home invaders ... "[which is] not an offense that is punishable by death."

Terry instead recommends using your TV remote control, if you still feel it's necessary to defend yourself (your family and your home) against "armed home invaders" who have guns, knives, etc. I guess you're just supposed to change the channel.

Democrat politicians are literally insane.

40 posted on 11/30/2020 10:24:38 AM PST by gw-ington (The Office of the President-Elect gw-ington and Vice President-Elect Loch Ness Monster)
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