Castle Doctrine in Texas?

[cjlandry]

Landry, thanks for the wikipedia link. I like wikipedia as well, and use it as a source for many of my lessons.
I really wish both the Castle doctrine and Stand Your Ground would pass in Texas. I'm more concerned about civil suits than I am for the criminal suits.

I think most of us are, Venus.

An extreme few of us would shoot if we weren't threatened. I believe people who would shoot criminally wouldn't bother getting a CHL.

So it becomes a very real concern for us. No matter how justified the shoot, there can still be civil repurcussions.

And in today's litigious society, it's not unreasonable to fear a lawsuit for protecting yourself and/or your family.

[kw5kw]

Landry, thanks for the wikipedia link. I like wikipedia as well, and use it as a source for many of my lessons.
I really wish both the Castle doctrine and Stand Your Ground would pass in Texas. I'm more concerned about civil suits than I am for the criminal suits.

I think most of us are, Venus.

An extreme few of us would shoot if we weren't threatened. I believe people who would shoot criminally wouldn't bother getting a CHL.

So it becomes a very real concern for us. No matter how justified the shoot, there can still be civil repurcussions.

And in today's litigious society, it's not unreasonable to fear a lawsuit for protecting yourself and/or your family.

Not only would they not bother to get a CHL, they most likely (99.9%) would not even quallify for one in the first place!

Russ

[bluelineman]

I just got a letter from TSRA asking for a contribution to help push forward Castle Doctrine legislation in Texas.

The contribution goes out in tomorrows mail.

It's good to see TSRA work for us in this regard.

Hey CJ!

Does anybody have a link to this on their website? I searched & couldn't find anything on this issue.

I would like to join but I want to read up on this first.

Thanks!

[shootthesheet]

http://www.tsra.com/?p=page&id=1

[txinvestigator]

http://www.tsra.com/?p=page&id=1

Welcome to the board.

Just FYI, that link is only to the TSRA main page.

[shootthesheet]

I have lurked here for some time and enjoy the posts. I hope to become more active as time goes by.

[sparx]

I have lurked here for some time and enjoy the posts. I hope to become more active as time goes by.

Even though you've lurked here for some time, welcome shootthesheet!

[John R. Fuller]

I think that we should bring back public shame to violent surviving criminals. If they survive and are allowed back into the community with parole or probation, they should wear a sign around their neck explaining why they incurred their injury. This should be imposed if they insisted on pleading "Not Guilty" during the trial.

As life goes, I ithink that a decline in law suits and other civil issues that border on the side of bad taste and civics, would go a long way to improving the overall disposition of our society.

I must admit that I am concerned greatly about the aftermath of a justified episode of self defense due to possible civil suits afterwards. I strongly believe in the right to petition for redress especially if it did not involve the individuals bad sense or reckless behavior. If, however, one chooses to use a push mower to trim the hedges, I believe that individual should not have legal recourse to recover damages, when they administer a self hair cut with the lawn "hair" mower.