Don't mess with Texas' women.
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Both of us live in the same gun climate so it's easy for us to understand.YAY...finally someone who agrees with me....
I have no sympathy for the thief, BUT to shoot an unarmed person in the back 6 times is overkill, there is NO WAY you can claim self defense on that, she's very lucky she's not in prison.
Yeah Texas and Arizona don't have the greatest gun laws and it is overkill for her to shoot the guy 6 times. But if it were me I would have shot the bastard you betcha! Not sure where I would have hit him though cuz it's been a while since I've been to the firing range! 
Sounds like she just reacted.
Yeah with the gun in her hand she made a split decision. You never know what you're going to do unless you were in her situation.
I know I drew my pistol on a coiled rattlesnake and fired three shots without thinking.
Well, this is a toughie. I'm a big advocate for the right to bear arms and own a couple guns myself. I also am an advocate for concealed carrying. Someone comes into my home, for example, Ima unload on his ass and to hell with his feelings.
However, I do think she did go a bit overboard. That being said though, I can't say I wouldn't have shot the man either. A person that steals is a lowlife and she was, within her rights, protecting her property.
As I'm typing this, I can't remember exactly - did the article say that all 6 shots hit him or just that she fired 6 shots? I'll have to read it again, cause that also makes a difference.
ETA: Okay, I see that she did in fact (apparently) shoot him 6 times. Tad bit of overkill, but still I can't seem to muddle up the thought that she is totally in the wrong.
However, I do think she did go a bit overboard. That being said though, I can't say I wouldn't have shot the man either. A person that steals is a lowlife and she was, within her rights, protecting her property.
As I'm typing this, I can't remember exactly - did the article say that all 6 shots hit him or just that she fired 6 shots? I'll have to read it again, cause that also makes a difference.
ETA: Okay, I see that she did in fact (apparently) shoot him 6 times. Tad bit of overkill, but still I can't seem to muddle up the thought that she is totally in the wrong.
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When I was living in Arizona I had a .357 magnum and very early in the morning or rather very late at night a guy came to our condo in a taxi and started pounding on out doorknob with a baseball bat. So I went and opened the door and told the dude that he had 10 seconds to get off my balcony and pointed the gun at him. He didn't take me seriously apparently until I got down to 1 second and fired a shot over his head. Then he ran like hell and jumped head first into the taxi passenger window. The taxi was already taking off when he heard the shot. The guy was lucky I didn't shoot him in the ass! There were no repercussions against me for protecting my property.
LOL that's a great story DA, reminds me of one of my own, that I already told you.
See that's where you went wrong. You always give someone to the count of three. You want him to think you're eager to blow him away.
Yes but it was very early in the morning and I wanted to give him a fair chance to leave on his own accord.See that's where you went wrong. You always give someone to the count of three. You want him to think you're eager to blow him away.
She killed him.....and didnt even do one day of gaol time...which tells me its OK over there to just shoot anyone willy nilly for some petty crime....:willy_nilly:
I remember one drunken night in my teens...going in through my neigbours gate instead of my own....thank fuck I dont live over there because...according to your reasoning...it'd be OK if you shot me dead....
I read lots of "intruders"being shot over there.....cept they weren't an "intruder"...they were a family member or friend.
I read lots of "intruders"being shot over there.....cept they weren't an "intruder"...they were a family member or friend.
Shhhhhhhhhhh...... they don't want to talk about that stuff.
The problem I have with this killer chick is her life wasn't threatened at the time she blew him away. If she would have shot him face on instead of six cowardly rounds in the back I might think a wee bit differently.
http://www.snopes.com/crime/justice/click.asp
Snopes says it's not true. And I'm glad it's not true. I was mortified just reading it. I don't agree with stealing, but to shoot someone 6 times in the back is just unfathomable to me.
Snopes says it's not true. And I'm glad it's not true. I was mortified just reading it. I don't agree with stealing, but to shoot someone 6 times in the back is just unfathomable to me.
at the end of the day the robbers actions put him in a potential firing line(excuse the pun)....obviously over there sympathy lies with the victim of a crime and not the perpatrator,which is as it should be
Only if you're trying to break down my front door.
We here have to use common sense as people do use our lakefront. So we generally ask questions first before shooting
:24::24::24:so we generally ask questions first before shooting
She killed him.....and didnt even do one day of gaol time...which tells me its OK over there to just shoot anyone willy nilly for some petty crime....:willy_nilly:
I remember one drunken night in my teens...going in through my neigbours gate instead of my own....thank fuck I dont live over there because...according to your reasoning...it'd be OK if you shot me dead....
I read lots of "intruders"being shot over there.....cept they weren't an "intruder"...they were a family member or friend.
Huge difference in you entering through a gate and trying to break into someone's house, IMO.
Is it okay to shoot someone over some petty crime? No.
Is it okay to protect myself, my loved ones, and my property from petty thieves, would be vandals, or murderers/rapists? Yep.