If I'm genuinely being attacked by a dog that has the potential to kill me (and let me tell you, angry poodles can be FIERCE), I won't be thinking about whether I can or can't use my gun according to Texas Laws. I will let the police sort it out with me while I'm in the ER getting stitched up. As for attacking your own dog, I'd say its your call. Legal defense of property/livestock, I suppose.Ruark wrote:You're walking down a quiet suburban street lined with typical 3-bedroom-brick houses, taking the dog for a walk on a warm afternoon.
Under Texas law, can you LEGALLY draw and fire your concealed weapon:
1. If a strange dog runs up and attacks you?
2. If a strange dog runs up and attacks your dog?
I'm sure you're legally covered in #1. I'm not so sure about @2. Remember also that sometimes dogs will freeze and sniff each other before fighting. Some will bare their teeth and bark and then attack, or not attack. I've had many, many dogs run at me like they were going to tear me apart, and then back off, especially if I stamped my foot or pretended to pick up a rock. I can see somebody running out of their house in tears, screaming, "You killed our little Fluffy!!!! He was just playing!!!!"
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- Wed Jan 18, 2012 8:16 am
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