The castle doctrine / stand your ground law (how they label it) is a little different in Texas. Remember this is a conservative state where they believe you have a right to defend yourself.
@bubbleking there is no excuse not to read up and know exactly what the law says bro.
Some of you guys on here acting like a .22 isnāt dangerousā¦that is absolutely untrue.
A friend of my dadās died when I was a kid because he was drunk and playing around with his brother shooting at each other across the yard in a sort of redneck-William-Tell type situation. Took one to the chest and died on the spot. Standard .22 round. It sounds stupid but thatās exactly what happened.
Richard Kuklinski often used 22 caliber handguns.
Point is, still incredibly dangerous, donāt get flippant just because it has less stopping power.
That seems to be the same description of the laws i gave. Notice its not a stand your ground/castle doctrine law. Its two seperate laws.
Castle doctrine/protection of property.
Stand your ground/protection of person.
Yeah, I see that. It was a quick reference point. Also remember that the initial law enforcement assessment has alot to do with what is/isnāt filed, so the interpretation has alot to do with the outcome. For example Cali could have the same exact law except the cops are pushing for conviction of the citizen vs the justification belief by law enforcement in a different part of the country. There are many different facets to it.
That does kind of ring a bell. They had decided that follow up shots were more important than knockdown power. Iām sure that advancing technology is always going to play a role.
The gentleman I was talking ran a pawn shop/ gun shop, and was a licensed glock dealer.