Home defense hypothetical

[obxned]

I'd just let the dogs enjoy their new chew toy for a while.

 

[HankB]

At the outset, the scenario specifies that family is accounted for; that eliminates an accidental shooting scenario.

I'm in Texas; given the above, in this state there are very few situations in which the use of force including deadly force on someone who forcibly entered your home would not be justified ethically, legally, and morally.

This isn't one of them.

 

[Houston Tom]

Hank,

lets hear it for the castle law

 

[Fred Fuller]

OK, since this one has gone subterranian with the root vegetables, it ought to be dead before it's buried.

lpl/nc