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Originally Posted by dmoolenaar
I thought the use of a gun was only allowed when your life is in immediate jeopardy? Or maybe that's only in CA? If the *rapist* is driving away I don't see how the shooteer avoids being charged.
FWIW - In the heat of the moment I'd probably kill the guy too.
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in Texas you can use deadly force to protect your property, just ask any Repo Man there.
Sounds like they were rolling around in the back of the truck, he came home and guy jumped in driver's seat and took off, perhaps woman was still in truck. I remember a case when I first moved to Texas where some old codger witnessed a car jacking, lady losing her mind as the car drives away, gets his pistol from his truck, notes the white baby in the back seat, black man at the wheel, shot the man in the head, car rolls to a stop, everybody happy. Man was not charged, got his weapon back within a week. When they interviewed him, the woman asked about the baby in the car. Guy looked at her like she was a bit slow, and pointed out the baby was in the back seat, the guy he shot was in the front.