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Xander,

I fully agree with you regarding the home door and it remaining locked.

It's my other half who leaves it unlocked with rather appalling regularity while home and so this question is on my mind. I've kindly reminded her to lock the door after she comes in and later with sternness to little affect.

I make certain all the doors of my pick up are locked when under way also.

TX Rancher,

Your insight is most welcome.

I too do my very best to approach any question with common sense, but when it comes to understanding the (at least for me) often peculiar wording of the law, i.e., "with force" I am often stumped.

Not to long ago the insurance industry was mandated by law to make their arcane and dense language understandable by the common man.

What irony.

The law itself holds it's arcane nomenclature clasped tightly to it's breast, so we of the common herd have to have interpreters.

And the interpreters often have so many elastic renderings they're not much help either.

Thanks all for trying to help me understand how all this works.

I have a question.

a) The person had entered or attempted to enter your home, business or car and did so unlawfully and with force

"with force" has me asking if a complete stranger walks into my home as the door is unlocked and this person has NO presumption to be their - What is my legal standing regarding their presence?

No 'force' per se was used to enter my home, but I'd be mighty concerned if I suddenly encountered a stranger in my home.

Or does this individuals uninvited presence alone constitute force?

Or am I out of luch (regarding the use of a weapon) if a stranger walks in without the use of force?

Thanks for your patience.

I'm probably the only one here who isn't completely informed as to how the Texas Castle Doctrine or Law works.

For me, reading the technical language of the law is an exercise in futility.

I just aint smart enough, so, if anyone can explain how it works in plain English, I'll be most grateful.

Thanks!