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Those are good observations.

No further news has emerged about this incident. The original story said that the woman was taken into custody, but not arrested or charged. The more I think about it (in the absence of any factual information) the "assault" must have been violent or sexual in nature such that witnesses could say that the shooting was justified.

- Jim

It's possible that she didn't have the ignition key. Maybe it was his car and she knew there was a pistol in it, or maybe something had happened to her purse.

The police don't often give people a break in this kind of situation.

- Jim

Historically, in Texas, if someone is justified in using deadly force in self defense and otherwise legal to have a firearm (not a felon), the authorities don't get picky about technicalities.

This issue came up more often before the MPA went into effect, when it was not generally legal to have a handgun in a vehicle.

The problem in this case may be the justification itself. The justification will need to be "the other's use or attempted use of unlawful deadly force; or to prevent the other's imminent commission of aggravated kidnapping, murder, sexual assault,..."

Simple assault probably isn't going pass the test.

- Jim

Dallas -- A woman fatally shot her "male companion" around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the parking lot of a pool hall in the 4700 block of Malcolm X Boulevard. Witnesses said that the man assaulted the woman before she retrieved a pistol from a vehicle and shot him. Police are considering the incident self defense.

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- Jim