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WildBill wrote:

LedJedi wrote:I would not lose a wink of sleep defending myself, my family or my property (or my neighbor's property) by use of DF. I have probably thought about it more than most which is why i have made a point to closely study the laws dealing with this issue. Legality should not be an issue as I intend to be 100% within my rights in such a scenario.

LedJedi - I hear your frustration, but we are not disagreeing that we have a right to defend ourselves and our property. That is one reason I got my CHL. My point [and TXI's] is that shooting someone is not something to be taken lightly - even if the shooting is lawful.

Lately, there have been several discussions on this forum about the Harris County DA and his attitude about CHLs. He is the type of person that you would have to deal with, not the members of this forum. And I guarantee if he went after you, you would lose some sleep. I also guarantee that the DAs and their assistants have spent a lot more time studying the DF laws that you or me.

Off my soapbox, again.

hoss4570 wrote:I;m tellin yall, this HURT when they stole my welder. It has cost me 10.000 dollars in the last month and still have more to go. I WILL shoot next time given a chance. Yall do whatever you think is best. At least they won't do it to other innocent people, asleep in their own homes. I WILL NOT roll over and play dead and let these scum steal my stuff if I can help it.

Tactical_Texan_CHL wrote:As a teenager, I was shot with the classic rock salt in the backside while going over a fence. I happened to be lighting a bag of dog poo and not stealing, but how was the owner of the house supposed to know that? I think alot more people would shoot than not shoot. I may or may not shoot. I work with my hands, but don't have my own tools like Hoss. My grandfather, however was a welder, and had someone tried to steal his welding truck, I assure you, there would have been a chalk outline on the driveway in the shape of the criminal. I'd be alot more inclined to shoot in Hoss' position since that's his livelyhood. By the way, the lighting dog poo years have passed, I have much more creative and less mischevious outlets now.

hoss4570 wrote:

GrillKing wrote:I would never shoot over property unless my life or that of a loved one is in danger. If they are driving off with my trailor, it's theirs.

That's why I pay my insurance company a gazillion dollers a year.....

The emotional duress, probable loss of sleep (for more than 1 night), possible legal costs, etc., just aren't worth it to me for property alone.

If you are a threat of serious harm or worse to me or my family, it's a different story.

I'm gonna take a guess that you don't work with tools or with your hands. I mean for a job, not some hobbiest, but work and build stuff for a living. And even if you do you must be richer than me because this welder and those tools ment years of hard, hot, back breaking labor to me and if I had of caught them I would have killed them. They had NO RIGHT to be on my property, they had NO RIGHT stealing my stuff. Wish I could have your pollyanna attitude (no I don't) , but I live in the real world.