[Mazeman]

"Damaging property does not carry the death penalty in either America or France, and the rioters have been very careful to distinguish the two, for the most part. "

In my state of NH, and in my house, damaging property IS a death sentence.
If someone enters my home, in the process of a felony or burglary, I am legally allowed to use lethal force.

[gotribe]

We have that same death sentence in Ohio, too. Carried out every year by law-abiding citizens.

[Chanticleer]

In Florida, we can meet force with force, including deadly force, if we reasonably believe it is necessary to protect the lives of ourselves or others. We don't have to run.

As people have repeatedly stated, I think this right to bear arms has a strong deterrent factor.

I loved the photo and story of that one neighborhood in NO after Katrina. All these men and their guns telling rioters to pick another neighborhood -- and for the most part, they did.

[1066AD]

Same in Texas:
http://www.packing.org/state/texas/

http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/statutes/pe.toc.htm

See Chapter 9, especially Sec 9, sec 32
DEADLY FORCE IN DEFENSE OF PERSON
"(b) The requirement imposed by Subsection (a)(2) does not
apply to an actor who uses force against a person who is at the time of the use of force committing an offense of unlawful entry in the habitation of the actor."

aka the "Make My Day" provision !