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You're wrong on many account. Having taken law classes in the state of Texas, taught by someone who has practiced law in the state for the last thirty years, it is not legal to assault or kill someone on your property that has not offered you the threat of lethal force. I highly suggest you hit up a site like www.findlaw.com to actually learn what's on the books before shooting off your mouth.

There are also documented court cases of people who have been convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for having a shotgun wired to fire at the front door of a house if it was opened from the outside. A man had his home repeatedly burgled, decided to put a shotgun on a stand, aimed at his front door. When the burglars came back again, the shotgun discharged, a burglar was harmed, and the homeowner went to jail for aggravated assault.

Some of you people need to actually do some research into the statutes of your state and nation before spouting out incorrect information.

Let me repeat this:

Offering lethal force to someone who has not already attempted to use lethal force upon you constitutes aggravated assault or attempted murder; using lethal force upon someone who has not attempted to use it upon you is murder; if someone attempts to use any sort of physical or lethal force upon you, you have a duty to flee if posssible; only if force or threat of lethal force is used upon you, AND you have no ability to flee, then and only then, can you use lethal force and have it classified as self-defense.

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