Posted on 07/10/2007 4:55:17 AM PDT by OCCASparky
HOUSTON — A state lawmaker who opposed a bill giving Texans stronger right to defend themselves with deadly force pulled a gun and shot a man he says was trying to steal copper wiring from a construction site, police said Monday. Rep. Borris Miles told police he was fixing a leak on the second floor of the Houston house he's building Sunday night when he heard a noise downstairs and saw two men trying to steal the copper. After Miles confronted the pair, one of the men threw a pocketknife at him, Houston Police spokesman Victor Senties. Miles, a former law enforcement officer, shot the man in the left leg, police said. The wounded suspect was being treated at a Houston hospital. Police were trying to identify the other suspect. Charges of aggravated robbery are pending against the wounded suspect, Senties said. Police said Miles, who is in his freshman term, is licensed to carry a concealed weapon. No charges have been filed against Miles, Senties said. Miles, a Democrat, voted against a bill that gives Texans stronger legal right to defend themselves with deadly force in their homes, vehicles, and workplaces. The so-called "castle doctrine," passed by the Legislature this year, states that a person has no duty to retreat from an intruder before using deadly force. The law goes into effect Sept. 1.
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As I remember, the person he shot wasn't someone breaking into his house but a kid that had jumped his fence to swim in his pool.
Yep, and I'd convict him in a heartbeat if I sat on the jury, while springing Joe Sixpack, with the unwatered lawn, next door, for the same "offense".
Liberal Rats should be forced to live under their own policies even if they can't make 'em law.
Just returning the favor.
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Texas Penal code, Ch 9, sub Ch D Sect 9.42: A person is justified in using deadly force against another to protect land or tangible, movable property to prevent the other's imminent commission of arson, burglary, robbery...etc.etc.etc. during the nightime... and it goes on and on about how we can cap people here in Texas.
GUNS don't kill. My current gun has been sitting on my bedside table for four years now and it hasn't killed a thing. That GUN requires ME to pull the trigger! And you're wrong about the pocket knife boy, you can get killed dead with as little as 1" of steel!
So you’re saying that the state lawmaker was correct in voting against the bill because that was already the law anyway?
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