Fox News Story About Texas Lawmaker Who Opposed Deadly Force

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I thought the Fox News story below is relevant for the forum. While you are waiting on your application to be approved and to get your plastic, you ought to wonder why the Texas Lawmaker in the story thinks it is O.K. for him to use deadly force against a would be attacker while he voted against it for you and I. I think that is outrageous. I believe there are too many lawmakers that think that they should have special privileges. "We the people" should not allow this to happen though.

What do you think?

Hoppes

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Story Source: Fox News

"Texas State Lawmaker Opposing Deadly Force Bill Shoots Would-Be Thief
Monday, July 09, 2007

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HOUSTON - A state lawmaker who opposed a bill giving Texans stronger right to defend themselves with deadly force pulled a gun and shot a man he says was trying to steal copper wiring from a construction site, police said Monday.

Rep. Borris Miles told police he was fixing a leak on the second floor of the Houston house he's building Sunday night when he heard a noise downstairs and saw two men trying to steal the copper. After Miles confronted the pair, one of the men threw a pocketknife at him, Houston Police spokesman Victor Senties.

Miles, a former law enforcement officer, shot the man in the left leg, police said. The wounded suspect was being treated at a Houston hospital. Police were trying to identify the other suspect.

Charges of aggravated robbery are pending against the wounded suspect, Senties said.

Police said Miles, who is in his freshman term, is licensed to carry a concealed weapon. No charges have been filed against Miles, Senties said.

Miles, a Democrat, voted against a bill that gives Texans stronger legal right to defend themselves with deadly force in their homes, vehicles, and workplaces. The so-called "castle doctrine," passed by the Legislature this year, states that a person has no duty to retreat from an intruder before using deadly force. The law goes into effect Sept. 1." (1)


Reference:

(1). Texas State Lawmaker Opposing Deadly Force Bill Shoots Would-Be Thief Monday, July 09, 2007. Fox News. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,288737,00.html. Date of Access: July 09, 2007. © 2007 Fox News.

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