I disagree and think you have a misunderstanding about the law. When the justification says burglary, they are talking specifically about section 30.02, not anything in the burglary chapter.baldeagle wrote:Therefore, under current Texas law, you would be justified in using deadly force if someone was merely entering your car without your permission if you thought they intended to steal something in or from the vehicle (or the vehicle itself).
The key to understanding this is in the following snip from the law:
Note that it lists both robbery and aggravated robbery. This tells me that they are naming actual sections of the code, not generic chapters or crimes. So, it is just the one section, not all types of burglaries.(A) to prevent the other's imminent commission of arson, burglary, robbery, aggravated robbery, theft during the nighttime, or criminal mischief during the nighttime;
And the answer to the question is to split it into three questions. Yes, you can shoot them, you may or may not shoot them legally depending on circumstances, and whether or not you should shoot is a personal decision.