Any people that really "have seemed to imply from time to time that in Texas, one can shoot anyone with impunity" aren't worthy of responding too. Frankly I have seen the tiniest fraction that could even remotely be construed as having this attitude.
I've seen more than "the tiniest fraction" myself, and the number has been sufficient to put it in as an example among the FAQ in corneredcat.com. It also often comes from someone from somewhere else saying something like 'God bless Texas" in response to such posts
To address it in sarcastic generalities as reflecting most people's opinion is just ignorant.
And no one has.
"widespread misconception that Texas has no law". What a crock. Please tell me you don't really believe this!
Not at all, but it's far, far more widespread on this board than is healthy.
And it doesn't just apply to Texas.
"if you have a gun you are the "GG" no matter the circumstance and can fire at will". Again, you really can't believe this is what most people (or even Texans on this board) think.
Most people? No. "even Texans"? Not at all. Bt there is a very pervasive attitude that if someone is reported to have shot someone and contends that his property was threatened or that someone was trespassing, he was in the right. Spend some time reading the posts.
Are there as many people who state otherwise? Yes.
I'm a Texan. I'm a responsible gun owner. I find the implications that Texas is somehow a lawless place that is friendly to killing people (or even than most people believe this) outlandish.
Great! That's good for all of us.
Actually, I think that Outcast's post has proved helpful in bringing your thoughts into play here. Texas Rifleman has expressed chagrin at some of the posts, but it's high time for some reinforcements to give the lie to the nonsense that we see so often.
Why the mention of Texas? For your information, there has just been a discussion on this board about a case in San Antonio in which one of two brothers had killed a man. After the body was found, one of the men
claimed that the man had kicked in their door and fled, they
claimed that they had pursued him, they
claimed that the man had been armed, and they
claimed that they had later had to kill him in self defense.
The number of people on this board who have stated that they believe the story of a break in, that they believe that the men should legitimately have pursued the man (a man whom the brothers claim to have known) for whatever reason, that they believe the man to have been armed, and that they believe the killing to have been justified, staggers the mind. Some posters ridiculed everyone who suggested that the wiser approach just might have been to call the police.
The case in this string is entirely different, and I think the contrast is Outcast's point.
By the way, had Texas remained independent, there are a couple of other states that could have filled the vacuum in this regard here...
Again, however, your forceful contribution as a responsible Texas gun owner is valuable for all citizens and gun owners. I'm glad to read it.