You Sir are simply wrong... These laws are differ from state to state...and let me be clear....I do not advocate "plugging" someone for criminal mischief...
I said, it is a defense to prosecution.......in Texas. This does not mean the shooter gets a free pass to kill or maim. Utilizing a weapon for any reason carries a full host of responsibilities and the ability to make that split-second life-saving decision.
My point is, that if someone is walking out of your house carrying your TV, and NOT threatening you, and you shoot them, expect the worst. The definition of Self-Defense is pretty clear from state-to-state. If you don't believe me, and I always tell people to do their own research, ask any lawyer.
Now, if they have the TV in their hands and try to THROW it at you and you are close enough to be injured, that's another story.
But shoot-outs over JUST PROPERTY? Better call a lawyer, you're getting arrrested.
Well, in Virginia, if you kill someone, it is presumed to be second degree murder, so I would not kill someone over property in Virginia.
You personally may not, but the celebratory tone of the posts talking of the Texas law sure does.
That "law" is pure evil, BTW - there is no moral right to take someone's life for trespassing.