Camp Holloway Discussion Forum Archive 05 - 02/12/06 to 01/21/10

BT move over, we're moving to Texas...

This via email from an old pal, retired police chief in Texas:

Note: A long time ago I happened to be in Albequerque talking to some "bloods" that took root there from California to Lubbock Texas first. I asked this gang member why they were leaving California and he indicated it was simply expansion for more influence. I then asked why Albequerque and he said first they tried to settle in and around Lubbock Texas until they realized "everybody in Texas had guns in their pickups and will shoot you", thus their move to New Mexico. Now it looks like the whole state can "shoot" you . . . gawd I luv this place!

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Gun bill OK'd Perry must sign measure

By Enrique Rangel
Globe-News Austin Bureau

AUSTIN - It's not official yet, but Texas is likely to join the ranks of 15 other states where a person can shoot an intruder or a perceived attacker, be it at his home, workplace or automobile.

That's because with little opposition Tuesday the House of Representatives gave the final approval to a Senate bill that extends the current "castle doctrine" under which a homeowner has the right to protect himself and his family from an intruder.

"We feel this is a good bill," Rep. Joe Driver, R-Garland, said after the House voted 133-13 in favor of Senate Bill 378, which is similar to his own House Bill 284. "This basically says that Texans have the right to defend themselves without having to worry that they will be prosecuted." Driver had said in an earlier interview that he opted to push for the Senate's bill, authored by Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, because it would ensure quick passage since the upper chamber had already approved it last week. The bill is the second that the Legislature has sent to Gov. Rick Perry for his signature and the governor is expected to sign it.

The entire Panhandle and South Plains delegation voted for the legislation on grounds that Texans need to know that they don't have to retreat when threatened.

Driver and Wentworth said the bill marks three major changes to current law. One, the castle doctrine also applies to the person's car or business; two, the potential victim does not have to worry about being sued; and third, it creates the presumption of self-defense. This means that the shooter does not have to retreat if the potential attacker is already in front of him.

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