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The law will differ from state to state, but in Texas, I believe that the use of deadly force is not justified in preventing trespass unless you believe that yo
by clarkmoody 11y ago
The law will differ from state to state, but in Texas, I believe that the use of deadly force is not justified in preventing trespass unless you believe that you are in danger of injury or death.
- alyandon 11y agohttp://codes.lp.findlaw.com/txstatutes/PE/2/9/D/9.41 http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/txstatutes/PE/2/9/D/9.41 http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/txstatutes/PE/2/9/D/9.42 http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/txstatutes/PE/2/9/D/9.42 The tl;dr of that - it is a bad idea to trespass in Texas as the threshold for a property owner being able to justify a shoot first and ask questions later policy is pretty low. In all my years living here, I can't recall a single incident in the news where a property owner who used deadly force against a trepasser was actually indicted by a grand jury. I'm obviously not trying to imply that it couldn't possibly happen though.