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I want to clarify me earlier comment. In "reconsidering" my stance, this does not mean that I'm smoking anyone who steals from me.

It does mean that burgulary in the night time carries a legal defense for use of deadly force, and that I think if more thugs got blown away trying to steal it would happen less. I can put a "don't make me a test case" label on this, but it is something to consider.

I love what KBCraig had to say about the pragmatic considerations.

I guess it would be better if we as a body of texans decided that we would stand against our property being stolen as opposed to one man fighting back now and again....

....but...didn't the TX legislature (with thier constituents) already do that by putting a defense to prosecution for use of deadly force against burgulary in the nighttime?

-nick

BrettFord wrote: Not that I would shoot someone for my property,

I'm starting to reconsider this. I know...it's not the greatest stance ever...but is just letting people have thier way with our hard earning belongings better?

I think if a few thugs get popped during nighttime burglary incidents that could be a negative expected value (poker term) as far as the crime rate is concerned.

-nick

Haha! Victory is mine!

College Station has an INDOOR range at champion firearms (my LGS).

I think I shall go run the gold cup through a box or something.

Just find a carjackers picture and put it on my B-27

...or at least some its contents.

My truck got broken into last night!

I was in houston at a friends apartment last night, it's actually about 5 minutes from DWS117's house.

Anyway...come out this morning and find my newly finished system (I installed it myself 2 weeks ago) gone, my driver's side door look is chiseled out, my CD binder (all copies - originals at home ) gone, and the remote to my radio gone.

They were "nice enough" to not take my oakleys or my radio, but I assume that they saw the radio and went in for that, and found my nice system instead. My center console contents (including all the receipts for my business stuff) were scattered all over. My poker chip case was "inspected" for who knows what.

What really drives me crazy is this is a GATED COMPLEX...with some sort of courtesy officer or something. Alot of good that did. My apartment at home in College Station is wide open, and not that nice, and I never have issues like this.

Why is it that there is a couple of low-life pieces of crap that feel like they are entitled to my hard earned stuff??? This is bull....

On a somewhat lighter note...on the drive back I was running through the "what if I came out and caught them" questions since I frequently go to my truck at later times (always carrying). I kind of wish I would've...low life's deserve what's coming to them. NOT that I would've shot them or anything like that...but at least they would be caught and put away...or at least had the dodo scared out of them when they see a hacked off truck owner with a .45 aimed at thier chest.

And yes...I am feeling better now that I've ranted. Onto lessons learned:

1. Don't have anything nice anywhere...even though it's your right, some low-life scum of the earth will just take it from you. And you thought you were free....

2. Get an alarm w/remote alert notifier (my keys will beep if its triggered).

3. Don't leave gun in truck at night....ever...period. - not that I ever did...but this is a proof text in case anyone would consider it.

Stevie - we need to talk about putting a safe in my truck.