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Texas has far more lax gun laws. If somebody was robbing a store they could very easily be shot and the police wouldn't bat an eye. Good luck trying to do that
by _-david-_ 5y ago
Texas has far more lax gun laws. If somebody was robbing a store they could very easily be shot and the police wouldn't bat an eye. Good luck trying to do that in California.
- jeffbee 5y agoI suggest you consult the Texas Penal Code or an attorney before drawing that conclusion. In no state is there a defense against using deadly force to stop someone fleeing from the theft of a third person's property. If you used deadly force against some guy who ran out of the Walgreens with an armload of cough syrup, you'd attract a manslaughter charge, minimum.
- _-david-_ 5y agoTexas Penal Code Sec. 9.41 talks about this. https://texas.public.law/statutes/tex._penal_code_section_9.41 https://texas.public.law/statutes/tex._penal_code_section_9.... There are multiple cases where people have argued they were justified in shooting a thief and won. I am only aware of people who owned the business themselves not employees, so there could be issues there. In California you almost certainly won't win in a case like that. In Texas depending on the situation you very easily could. It is of course not a guarantee and if the person is running away and you shoot them in the back you will probably lose.