How do you convince someone that thinks its legal to shoot someone who trespasses

[Carl N. Brown]

The point on rhetoric of those who opposed the law is a good one. The actual rules of the "Stand Your Ground" or "Castle" laws gets twisted by the anti-gun crowd to "Shoot the Avon Lady" or "Shoot First" laws. People who get their info from newspapers or editorializing film screenwriters get the wrong idea.

 

[Harley Rider 55]

That's why my GSD's patrol at night. I have no worries of someone coming on the property, unless thay are looking forward to plastic surgery.

 

[bluetopper]

You guys ought to try following a large pack of barking hounds running a coyote as fast as they can run in the middle of the night. Sometimes they stay close, other times they make five mile circles. Then go gather them up after daybreak.

 

[Officers'Wife]

The actual rules of the "Stand Your Ground" or "Castle" laws gets twisted by the anti-gun crowd to "Shoot the Avon Lady" or "Shoot First" laws. People who get their info from newspapers or editorializing film screenwriters get the wrong idea.

Interesting, then essentially the anti's create the very things they claim to want to prevent in a self fulfilling fantasy. This might be a good point to bring up to the editors that print such false information.

 

[sonier]

so this is interesting, So some may believe from hollywood and the "anti" propaganda, has caused a lot of the ignorance, and self assuming laws people tend to believe? so even if these people believe they are extremely inteligent and think that they cant be convinced by the anitgun crowd, yet they actual have been and dont know it and refuse to believe it ..............lol wow Its deffinately something to think about lol

 

[tpaw]

Depends on state law. I believe in Texas a trespasser is considered a threat to life and limb and may be shot.

That's what I thought also, but only at night?

 

[wishin]

Hi Sonier,

Problem is that old guys fully believe they have seen all and know all. The only way they can learn is the hard way.

Not all; just some of us.

 

[BillyBothHands]

In my experience those that spout off on this subject wouldn't have the nerve to pull a trigger even if their life actually depended on it. Not all but most are just hot air lol. My 2 cents and a bagel will leave you with a bagel lol.

 

[Redneck with a 40]

Let him shoot a trespasser, then he'll figure out how illegal it is real quick, doing a long stint in the grey bar hotel, lol.

 

[Rexster]

Quoting another THR member's post:

"That's what I thought also, but only at night?"

The color of the air does not matter! It is NOT legal to shoot someone for merely trespassing in Texas, day or night. There are indeed some other offenses for which deadly force may be used at night, but trespassing is NOT one of those listed offenses. Moreover, the use of deadly force must pass the REASONABLENESS test, something that is usually decided by a grand jury, though sometimes it is a trail jury that decides. There is no such thing as the right to automatically be justified in using deadly force for any property crime.

Really folks, read the whole statute, not just the opening paragraph or two.

 

[Sam1911]

There is no such thing as the right to automatically be justified in using deadly force for any property crime.

Seems like a good place to let this one die.

Sic terminus.