I like the way you think!
The BIG difference between MA and TX; is the in MA you are expected to vacate your home if a robber intrudes. This runs counter to every fiber of my being. A felon enters my home, and by law I'm required to flee; to let the felon take/destroy my possessions!!
Now, if the felon were foolish enough to do this to a politican's home, the results would be far different; but the part that irritates me the most is that I can order a pizza and have it at my door in 30 minutes or less; the same can not be said for most police jurisdictions. And the pizza guy doesn't have lights, sirens and an over-sized engine with free gasoline.