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nightmare69, Presumably, they'd be looking for rabies or a brain tumor to help explain the dog's aggressiveness? Or, am I off base? Thanks! No way. Who is gonna pay for that? They have to find a DVM to do it. Shelter vets are too busy. That isn't routine at all. Doesn't matter why the dog was aggre...

bblhd672 wrote:Its been a long frustrating day so my thought processes weren't fully engaged when I saw the title of the thread "Shooting Dogs" - this is what came to mind:

That's hilarious! That's the kind of dog I want on my side!

I know the popular position on "warning shots" is that it's never a good idea. I would assume that if a walker fired a round to the dirt that it would probably scare the dog away, but I don't know if that is a guarantee. I would assume though that if a neighbor called the police after hea...

nightmare69, Presumably, they'd be looking for rabies or a brain tumor to help explain the dog's aggressiveness? Or, am I off base? Thanks! No way. Who is gonna pay for that? They have to find a DVM to do it. Shelter vets are too busy. That isn't routine at all. Doesn't matter why the dog was aggre...

nightmare69 wrote:Did the PD take the dogs body for necropsy? This is the standard procedure now.

No, suspect took his own dog. I've never seen or heard any PD doing that.

Since I have been a LTC holder for 8+ years and an animal control officer for the last 2 and a dog owner myself, I have always taken an interest in cases where someone has to use their weapon to dispatch an aggressive dog. Some have debated that the law only allows for your own personal self defense...

Steve, Thank you. I understand what you are saying. It helps to look at it like you are referring. I just associated "burglary" in my mind to multiple forms of burglary such as burglary of a vehicle or habitation. I didn't consider the specific crime as it is listed in the penal code. That...

I have always thought that a criminal breaking into a vehicle to commit theft was a felony. It's obviously burglary, but listed as burglary of a vehicle in chapter 30 of Texas Penal Code. The charge is only a class A misdemeanor. Burglary of a habitation is a felony and deadly force can be used to p...

Just took the class on Sunday. Way I interpreted the instructor was that if the dog is attacking you you aren't covered by that code section. Because the dog was attacking his property (dog) that's what made it justified. I'm new here and I'm sure there have been plenty of stories, but I thought ma...

I've often wondered about this dog-shooting issue. A LOT of dogs will make a "charge," fangs bared, ears back, the whole nine yards, and then stop short. They're just being territorial. But what are you supposed to do, wait until he tears a chunk out of you (or your dog) and THEN shoot hi...

I own 2 dogs, a Boston terrier and a pug and walk them daily. I don't ever want to shoot another dog but would if it came to that. When we walk them I carry a 3 cell Maglight and some spray. My weapon is the third and last option. I too have a Boston Terrier. He is sitting right next to me. They ar...

I thought I would post this topic tonight considering I've read many posts on this forum over the years about shooting dogs in self defense AND defending your own dog from another aggressive dog. In addition to this, I am now an animal control officer working for the city of Fort Worth. I worked a b...

Just OC'd at Costco. I have been a member there for over 5 years. Never saw any 06 sign so I didn't know they were anti-2. Door guy stopped me and called a manager over. Manager said "I'm sorry but we are a membership business and do not allow open carry of firearms". I said, "yeah, o...

Saw this story on the news the other day. Texas resident with Arizona CHL shoots and kills a perp who jumped in his tow truck and attempted to drive away. Tow truck owner left his truck running while he was walking around a parking lot looking for parking violations. News reporter and detective said...

Friend of mine bought one a few months ago brand new. he has had nothing but problems with it. (FTF, FTE) So he sent it back to SIg. They supposedly did some things to it (dont know what). He got it back last week and same problems over and over. There is much discussion online about that particular...