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Take a look at the Great State of Texas. It is quite free when it comes to gun laws. For example, I believe it is the only state in which you are allowed to use

Take a look at the Great State of Texas. It is quite free when it comes to gun laws. For example, I believe it is the only state in which you are allowed to use lethal force to defend your property. And there's the added benefit that if you learn some basic Spanish, you can hire illegal immigrant labor to do all your housework and gardening for a pittance (this can be done without knowing Spanish, but then you end up wasting money on a middleman, and there are other benefits to knowing Spanish in Texas anyway).

msmith 14y ago
More than half of the states in the Union have some sort of Castle Doctrine or Stand Your Ground law [1]. It's not just Texas. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand-your-ground_law#United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand-your-ground_law#United_St...
- w1ntermute 14y ago
  There's a difference between just having a Castle Doctrine and being allowed to use lethal force. Because if you are not allowed to use lethal force, you always have to worry about the consequences of killing the intruder.
  - redspark 14y ago
    Having grown up in Wyoming. While Wyoming is definitely not a tech hub, they do protect your right to use lethal force to protect your property. Plus if they steal your horse, you can hang them and shoot them. win/win
strlen 14y ago
> Take a look at the Great State of Texas. It is quite free when it comes to gun laws. For example, I believe it is the only state in which you are allowed to use lethal force to defend your property. Actually a "duty to retreat" is rather rare. In California, there's a right to use lethal force if you are in a situation where a reasonable person would believe they are in risk of life or limb. I also don't think you can shoot someone for just being on your property in Texas when there's no reason to suspect they are a danger to you, or if they're just trying to steal your car while you're inside the house, etc...

msmith 14y ago

More than half of the states in the Union have some sort of Castle Doctrine or Stand Your Ground law [1]. It's not just Texas. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand-your-ground_law#United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand-your-ground_law#United_St...

w1ntermute 14y ago
There's a difference between just having a Castle Doctrine and being allowed to use lethal force. Because if you are not allowed to use lethal force, you always have to worry about the consequences of killing the intruder.
- redspark 14y ago
  Having grown up in Wyoming. While Wyoming is definitely not a tech hub, they do protect your right to use lethal force to protect your property. Plus if they steal your horse, you can hang them and shoot them. win/win

strlen 14y ago

> Take a look at the Great State of Texas. It is quite free when it comes to gun laws. For example, I believe it is the only state in which you are allowed to use lethal force to defend your property. Actually a "duty to retreat" is rather rare. In California, there's a right to use lethal force if you are in a situation where a reasonable person would believe they are in risk of life or limb. I also don't think you can shoot someone for just being on your property in Texas when there's no reason to suspect they are a danger to you, or if they're just trying to steal your car while you're inside the house, etc...