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| 2007-03-27 |
| Texas signs new self-defense by gun law I see Concealed Carry as an excellent deterent to Sudden Jihadi Syndrome. Also, the civil protection extended towards those that exercise their freedom is much needed. DALLAS (Reuters) - Criminals in Texas beware: if you threaten someone in their car or office, the citizens of this state where guns are ubiquitous have the right to shoot you dead. Governor Rick Perry's office said on Tuesday that he had signed a new law that expands Texans' existing right to use deadly force to defend themselves "without retreat" in their homes, cars and workplaces. "The right to defend oneself from an imminent act of harm should not only be clearly defined in Texas law, but is intuitive to human nature," Perry said on his Web site. The new law, which takes affect on September 1, extends an exception to a statute that required a person to retreat in the face of a criminal attack. The exception was in the case of an intruder unlawfully entering a person's home. The law extends a person's right to stand their ground beyond the home to vehicles and workplaces, allowing the reasonable use of deadly force, the governor's office said. |
| Posted by:Anon4021 |
| #9 Bang-bang, Shoot-shoot! Happiness, is a warm gun! |
| Posted by: George Humping9486 2007-03-27 18:04 |
| #8 D ***ng it, GUNS KILL PEOPLE, which is why during the Cold War CANNABILISM RATES went thru the roof in the Commie Bloc. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-03-27 23:51 |
| #7 So does this also apply if you are in your car driving along the border and you are accosted by some unsavory looking characters and you feared for your life......? And what if, as a Texan you were also in the employ of the Border Patrol, same as above....? |
| Posted by: USN, ret. 2007-03-27 23:17 |
| #6 I think California still has that deplorable language on the books. Massachusetts, of course, has some of the most restrictive language and precendent along those lines. |
| Posted by: xbalanke 2007-03-27 20:01 |
| #5 I think California still has that deplorable language on the books. I'm pretty sure that Berkeley probably requires you to cooperate completely with the criminal in anything they would like to do to you. |
| Posted by: FOTSGreg 2007-03-27 19:48 |
| #4 Hey, if you retreat, you might stumble over something while trying to walking backwards. Better to clear a path in front of you. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-03-27 18:35 |
| #3 Is there anything left of the "statute that required a person to retreat in the face of a criminal attack" ? If there is one depraved, immoral law on Earth, that statute is it. Self-defense is an inalienable individual right -- no matter what King George, Hillary Clinton, the UN, Hitler and all their friends claim. |
| Posted by: Kalle (kafir forever) 2007-03-27 18:08 |
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| Posted by: George Humping9486 2007-03-27 18:04 |
| #1 All you Texan criminals, head on up to Washington, D. C., where your victims should all be unarmed. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2007-03-27 17:59 |