"Castle Doctrine' shields gun use...

[longhorn_92]

Small example of a textbook example...

(from the San Antonio Express News). This incident occured on Monday. A San Antonio homeowner shot and critically wounded a 21 year-old man, who police said walked into his home.

According to a police report, the intruder smelled of intoxicants when police tried to question him after the shooting. Stevens told police he was away from home when his wife called to say a man was attempting to enter his home shortly before 9:20 p.m.

The wife said the man had repeatedly knocked on their door, but then she heard noises at her garage door. Stevens rushed home and retrieved a gun. He called police to report the incident. While waiting for them, he heard a loud noise. Shortly afterward, the man walked into his home. When Stevens told him to get out, the intruder said nothing but continued walking forward before Stevens shot him.

"He did what he had to do, I guess," said the neighbor, who told police he also heard a loud noise outside his home before noticing that a portion of his fence had been knocked down. "He was protecting his wife and their 18 month-old."

SAPD said Stevens would not be charged in the shooting. "It appears to be in self - defense, and that the homeowner protected his family." said SAPD Spokesman Joe Rios.

However, some experts critical of Texas law (Castle Doctrine) have said that it encourages people to shoot first and ask questions later.

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I would have done the same thing - no questions asked. In fact, just on Sunday we had some kids break into 7 vehicles of my neighborhood. They cam back on Monday night, when one of my neighbors stopped them the second time around. He waited for them with a gun! Hopefully they won't come back again....

[Keith B]

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