Outcast: This statement really worries me. Responsible firearms ownership not only encompasses a set of legal obligations, but also a set of moral ones as well.
My statement should not be a worry to you. Perhaps you did not read my entire statement. Let me explain it to you. I have stated, "Murder" is the taking of innocent life in the eyes of God. A burglar forcing entry into my home to kill me, rob me, rape my daughter, is not innocent.
But what counts for you or me as a permit holder, in whatever State we live in, is to make sure that our actions are in compliance with the laws of the State we live in! If you comply with both the Laws of the State you live in, and the Laws of God then you don't have a problem.
I know that if I have to shoot someone who is breaking my door in, that I will stop him at the entry point of my house, one way in and one way out. I do not have a back door. If I am compelled to shoot an intruder who is forcing his way in, I am in compliance with both God's Law, and the Laws of Texas.
Now I am not trying to preach to you, as there are I am certain atheists and other religious faiths of various people on these forums. If you have a separate morality than I have yours does not trump mine. But in any case
even if we have to shoot someone, and it is not "Murder" in the eyse of God,
we also have to be sure that we are in compliance with the laws of our State. So you might say, I believe in Gods Law that says "Thou Shalt Do No Murder". But I also believe in obeying the laws of the State I live in, in addition to that. I don't see a conflict either between the two.
I will say that the Laws in Texas are probably unique to some extent. I have a sold deadbolt lock and if someone breaks the door down, they are attempting to do me or my daughter harm. I will make sure that does not happen, and I probably will not know what their motivation was. In my area it is usually crack and drugs that motivate such crimes.
But whatever the laws are whether it is Texas or Tennessee or some other
State, we are free to move somewhere else or try and get the laws changed if we don't like the laws. There are lots of people who consider Texas a cowboy state and don't like Texas. I am not originally from Texas but I like Texas Laws and choose to live here rather than anywhere else.
I might add also that criminals or free usually to move to whatever state they want to move to unless of course the terms of their parole or probation say otherwise. If they are looking for easy victims, Texas is not a good place to look. Last count I heard was that there are 400,000 permit holders in Texas.