On Wed, 6 Mar 1996, John Gladu wrote:

> Tue, 5 Mar 1996 17:28:33 -0800 (PST), Craig Standley
> <cstand@u.washington.edu> wrote:
> 
> >As far as shooting someone that enters your yard to tow your car, if you
> >can prove that they posed a threat to your life( which I doubt you could),
> >then you'd be justified, otherwise you'd be in jail.
> 
> Not between dusk and dawn in Texas.  State law provides for using deadly
> force to protect PROPERTY, at night, if the perpetrators are caught in the
> act.  And the new right-to-carry law took effect recently.
> 
> You caught someone messing with your stuff?
> Is it night-time?
> Kill them.
> 
 *SNIP*

Sounds like a damn good reason to avoid Texas.
 
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