[Cuttnhorse]

There was a recent case - last year?- where a Texas homeowner witnessed a couple of idiots leaving his neighbor’s house with a bunch of loot. He told them to stop...they didn’t...he opened up with a shotgun and killed one and wounded the other.

He was not charged, BUT, ended up retaining legal counsel and there was a big flap. I personally don’t want that hassle...maybe you do.

Having a weapon does not make a person some kind of law enforcement backup...weapons are for Self Defense, not for taking pot shots at what this nut assumed were fleeing theives. What if the guy he shot at was actually in pursuit of one of the theives?

[JRandomFreeper]

weapons are for Self Defense,

And defense of property, in Texas.

/johnny

[jpsb]

Do not go on someone property at night in Texas. I remember another case in Houston on Halloween night. A man from Scotland I think was drunk and confuse and started banging on the wrong door. The homeowner shot him thru the door. Sadly the tourist died. The homeowner was never charged. Deadly force defending property is legal here after the sun goes down.

[thackney]

There was a recent case - last year?- where a Texas homeowner witnessed a couple of idiots leaving his neighbor’s house with a bunch of loot. He told them to stop...they didn’t...he opened up with a shotgun and killed one and wounded the other.

2007, Joe Horn. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Horn_shooting_controversy