Fucking Heart Warming Story

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http://www.srtforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=232345&page=1&pp=15

[AgressivMX3]

haha, Texans pwn thieves.

[blackciv4]

Oh man +1!!! That is heart warming!

[M@]

Fucking 0wn3d. That guy is my hero. He tells the story so casually too.. like it's just dirt off his shoulders.. heh.

[Weston]

Texas is now officially cool... because it's apparently legal (or at least not prosecuted) to shoot thieves on sight.

[frog37_]

Well with the new "modified" Make-My-Day law in Colorado isnt it legal to do the same thing here in Colorado

[M@]

Well with the new "modified" Make-My-Day law in Colorado isnt it legal to do the same thing here in Colorado
That's what I was thinking....

[Kwando]

nice! but he didn't kill him... now he's going to live in fear of retaliation.

[Weston]

Well with the new "modified" Make-My-Day law in Colorado isnt it legal to do the same thing here in Colorado

Unfortunately, that was postponed indefinitely by a 6-5 vote. :(

http://coloradoshooting.org/v-web/bulletin/bb/viewtopic.php?t=3580

[frog37_]

I suppose if the attempted theftery takes place on your personal property you still have the right to shoot them though

[Jackrabbit]

Colorado Constitution. Art II section 13. Right to keep and bear arms.

The right of no person to keep and bear arms in defense of his home, person and poperty, or in aid of the civil power when therto legally summoned, shall be called into question; but nothing herein contained shall be construed to justify the practice of carrying concealed weapons.

[M@]

Hmmmm.. that right there tells me you can legally take someone out in a situation like this.

[Weston]

Colorado Constitution. Art II section 13. Right to keep and bear arms.

The right of no person to keep and bear arms in defense of his home, person and poperty, or in aid of the civil power when therto legally summoned, shall be called into question; but nothing herein contained shall be construed to justify the practice of carrying concealed weapons.

Yes, but we live in the land of "let's just forget about what the constitution says, or at least pretend it was meant to mean something else".

At least we aren't in San Francisco (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,175347,00.html) or New Orleans (http://www.reason.com/hod/dk091005.shtml), but the Colorado constitution does allow the governor to restrict firearms during a crisis, even though the federal Bill of Rights doesn't allow that.

[frog37_]

it seems like every day more and more of our constitutional rights are taken away/infringed upon/ignored

[M@]

Yes, but we live in the land of "let's just forget about what the constitution says, or at least pretend it was meant to mean something else".

At least we aren't in San Francisco (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,175347,00.html) or New Orleans (http://www.reason.com/hod/dk091005.shtml), but the Colorado constitution does allow the governor to restrict firearms during a crisis, even though the federal Bill of Rights doesn't allow that.
Though this may be true, my guess would be that when I go to court, the jury will vote in my favor against some dumbass thief who had his bad karma catch up with him.

[frog37_]

While you may be right M@, the jury will side with you in this case

its when the person's family/estate sues for use of excessive force that you'll get reemed a new one

[M@]

While you may be right M@, the jury will side with you in this case

its when the person's family/estate sues for use of excessive force that you'll get reemed a new one
Good point... seems as though lots of things come into play with this subject.

[AgressivMX3]

In Texas we have the right to use deadly force to protect our personal property. Even if it's something as small as taking my son's tricycle out of my front yard, I could kill them and there would be nothing the law could(or would) do about it.