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"Stand your ground" and "Castle Doctrine" laws codify that there is no requirement to retreat before acting in defense of your life or someone else's. Where a vehicle sits doesn't change the fact that it is a vehicle and therefore personal property. Casp625 has posted relevant sections of the law ...

Whether you are acting within the law or not is just one of the issues. The bigger question in this scenario is should you introduce deadly force from a risk versus reward perspective. Reward = recovery of personal property (car and its contents). Risks include shooting a by-stander inadvertently ...

Scenario is this- LTC holder walks out of a local business (where carry is allowed) to find a man breaking into their vehicle. Holder legally allowed to pull their weapon to stop this crime in progress? Or to shoot if they refuse to comply?

What about same exact scenario in your home driveway?

Since both drivers stopped and when approached, the second driver produced a stick apparently to re-enact the river crossing scene in Robin Hood. That would be considered mutual combat.

So what I'm saying is, based on the given scenario I would not have stopped unless caught at a light, or ...

I'm assuming most of you are familiar with the incident in Austin several weeks back where a road rage incident led to one driver leaving his vehicle with a bat and approached the other driver in his truck. The other guy got out and reached into the back of his truck and pulled out a stick of some ...

I don't take it personal and I apologize for snide remarks.

You're a good man wildbill. You keep me on my toes
Thank you, sir. :tiphat:
It is my nature to challenge and question things that don't seem right or make sense to me.
I try to keep everyone on their toes. And other forum members try ...

Yes we were taught exactly that in our CHL class. "Especially..." he added, "if there is a significant size difference between aggressor and potential victim." Fists can definitely be considered weapons.

To all - as the original poster, this thread sort of got away from me. Before I had a chance to reply.This is only my second post and my previous was with regards to open carry on a MC. I tell you I love this forum and every answer to my post was informative or helpful in some way. And a lot of the ...

To all - as the original poster, this thread sort of got away from me. Before I had a chance to reply.This is only my second post and my previous was with regards to open carry on a MC. I tell you I love this forum and every answer to my post was informative or helpful in some way. And a lot of the ...

Ok here we go, I'd really like to know what is going to be inside/ outside LTC law-

Hypothetically, a road rage incident of some kind takes place. We both have to stop at the next light. Driver approaches me on foot WITHOUT a weapon, words are exchanged. He decides to turn this into a physical ...

From section 46:02: (a-1) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries on or about his or her person a handgun in a motor vehicle or watercraft that is owned by the person or under the person's control at any time in which:
(1) the handgun is in plain ...

Yes I do have LTC but in this brave new OC world I'm always trying to make sure I am interpreting the law correctly. thanks to all for the prompt replies. I do agree with the poster that mentioned it cutting back on tailgating - and car vs. mc ragers - I bet it works better than my get-back whip ...

RHenriksen wrote:I rode about 30 miles through Houston last summer w. an AR across my back to a friend's house. Pleasantly surprised that I made the round trip w/o a police intercept.

Don't recall any tailgater's, either

NICE...

Yes I do have LTC but in this brave new OC world I'm always trying to make sure I am interpreting the law correctly. thanks to all for the prompt replies. I do agree with the poster that mentioned it cutting back on tailgating - and car vs. mc ragers - I bet it works better than my get-back whip ...

Simple question.... is it legal while on a public street, highway, etc.? Not that I want to or even need to but I'd like to know. Searched this forum but did not see anything directly relating to this question.