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Re: Additional Charges Filed Based on Shots Fired
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 7:21 am
by waterpump1
DEADEYE1964 wrote:I went to Charles Cotton's seminar last week in Mesquite and one of the many things I took from it was make your rules now, do not wait until you are under stress to think about how you should or would react. I will not shoot at a BG for stealing a third parties property, it is not worth the legal risk for me. If someone's life is in danger, that is a different story. I know a lot of people feel differently about this but just like an earlier post said, he was within the law and look what happened to him. There is not enough value in material items for me to risk me going to jail or become financially ruined.Don't get me wrong, if someone enters my home,car or tries to do harm, I have no issues taking care of the situation.
Re: Additional Charges Filed Based on Shots Fired
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 7:45 am
by seamusTX
03Lightningrocks wrote:I dunno Jim. Austin is fairly liberal and the issue may be one of anti-gun sentiments more than burglar sympathy.
It's not Austin. Kingsland is about 50 miles northwest of Austin. The DA, Sam Oatman, is an old-timer.
- Jim
Re: Additional Charges Filed Based on Shots Fired
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 12:13 pm
by 03Lightningrocks
DEADEYE1964 wrote:I went to Charles Cotton's seminar last week in Mesquite and one of the many things I took from it was make your rules now, do not wait until you are under stress to think about how you should or would react. I will not shoot at a BG for stealing a third parties property, it is not worth the legal risk for me. If someone's life is in danger, that is a different story. I know a lot of people feel differently about this but just like an earlier post said, he was within the law and look what happened to him. There is not enough value in material items for me to risk me going to jail or become financially ruined.Don't get me wrong, if someone enters my home,car or tries to do harm, I have no issues taking care of the situation.
...my feelings also. No way am I going to go through all the legal crud so I can save someones TV or DVD player. That is why we have theft insurance. Nobody is going to pay my legal fees because I shot some criminal for stealing their DVD player. It just is not worth it.
Re: Additional Charges Filed Based on Shots Fired
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 12:15 pm
by 03Lightningrocks
seamusTX wrote:03Lightningrocks wrote:I dunno Jim. Austin is fairly liberal and the issue may be one of anti-gun sentiments more than burglar sympathy.
It's not Austin. Kingsland is about 50 miles northwest of Austin. The DA, Sam Oatman, is an old-timer.
- Jim
Ahhh...I got you. He may have a chance in that case.
