Woman Chases Dog Down In Car, And Shoots It

[Paladin]

Call the cops; CHLs discharging firearms on residential streets when no lie is in danger is NOT a good thing.

If the authorities had done their job (not just the cops, but animal control, courts, etc) then the problem wouldn't have gone on for 3 years. Ms. Mosley had filed 'numerous complaints'. The authorities could not or would not resolve the situation. I disagree with you that people and animals were in not danger from the dog.

[orc4hire]

[EricS76]

for all those who think Debbie Mosley's actions were wrong/illegal:

"TX HEALTH & S § 822.013

(a) A dog or coyote that is attacking, is about to attack, or has recently attacked livestock, domestic animals, or fowls may be killed by:

Exactly, the dog did NOT meet any of these conditions, by her own admission she killed it because she "feared Cuda would hurt someone". That is not a valid reason as the law you quote points out.

If you saw the video, there were dogs roaming all over the neighborhood, and as she said it was a "spur-of-the-moment" decision, not an act of defense of other animals or people.

Seems obvious this was a case of frustration with dog owners not keeping their dogs secured, not any threat to life or property.

That should be criminal negligence in my opinion. Think of the people, kids, and animals that Moore needlessly put in danger.

Definitely the shooter was negligent. Given the absence of a of meeting the requirements of the Health Code, discharging a firearm on a residential street is not the actions of a "responsible handgun carrier". It was an act of negligence, and we are lucky no other people or kids were injured from this unnecessary and reckless act.

Call the cops; CHLs discharging firearms on residential streets when no lie is in danger is NOT a good thing.

The shooter said she had filed numerous complaints on the dog, and states she has witnessed the dogs violence before. To me, that fits this:

"TX HEALTH & S § 822.013

(a) A dog or coyote that is attacking, is about to attack, or has recently attacked livestock, domestic animals, or fowls may be killed by...

Should she have shot the dog on a public street? No, but it seems to me that she was in the right in killing the dog. It said they may file animal cruelty charges, but not any firearm charges. That seems kind of backward to me.

[Renegade]

It said they may file animal cruelty charges, but not any firearm charges. That seems kind of backward to me.

Agreed.