Another convert.....Maybe???? C&P
I love the way people must think the vote the way he did, but then have a CHL. A little hipocritical to me.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/071007dntexrepshooting.13ec463.html
Texas lawmaker shoots would-be thief
12:52 PM CDT on Monday, July 9, 2007
Associated Press
HOUSTON - A state lawmaker who opposed a bill giving Texans stronger right to defend themselves with deadly force pulled a gun and shot a man he says was trying to steal copper wiring from a construction site, police said Monday.
Rep. Borris Miles told police he was fixing a leak on the second floor of the Houston house he's building Sunday night when he heard a noise downstairs and saw two men trying to steal the copper. After Miles confronted the pair, one of the men threw a pocketknife at him, Houston Police spokesman Victor Senties.
Miles, a former law enforcement officer, shot the man in the left leg, police said. The wounded suspect was being treated at a Houston hospital. Police were trying to identify the other suspect.
Charges of aggravated robbery are pending against the wounded suspect, Senties said.
Police said Miles, who is in his freshman term, is licensed to carry a concealed weapon. No charges have been filed against Miles, Senties said.
Miles, a Democrat, voted against a bill that gives Texans stronger legal right to defend themselves with deadly force in their homes, vehicles, and workplaces. The so-called "castle doctrine," passed by the Legislature this year, states that a person has no duty to retreat from an intruder before using deadly force. The law goes into effect Sept. 1.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/071007dntexrepshooting.13ec463.html
Texas lawmaker shoots would-be thief
12:52 PM CDT on Monday, July 9, 2007
Associated Press
HOUSTON - A state lawmaker who opposed a bill giving Texans stronger right to defend themselves with deadly force pulled a gun and shot a man he says was trying to steal copper wiring from a construction site, police said Monday.
Rep. Borris Miles told police he was fixing a leak on the second floor of the Houston house he's building Sunday night when he heard a noise downstairs and saw two men trying to steal the copper. After Miles confronted the pair, one of the men threw a pocketknife at him, Houston Police spokesman Victor Senties.
Miles, a former law enforcement officer, shot the man in the left leg, police said. The wounded suspect was being treated at a Houston hospital. Police were trying to identify the other suspect.
Charges of aggravated robbery are pending against the wounded suspect, Senties said.
Police said Miles, who is in his freshman term, is licensed to carry a concealed weapon. No charges have been filed against Miles, Senties said.
Miles, a Democrat, voted against a bill that gives Texans stronger legal right to defend themselves with deadly force in their homes, vehicles, and workplaces. The so-called "castle doctrine," passed by the Legislature this year, states that a person has no duty to retreat from an intruder before using deadly force. The law goes into effect Sept. 1.
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Don't ya just love it!
Pete0 -
Why didn't he retreat? Why didn't he barricade himself somewhere and call the police?
If he was so against the castle doctrine, then he should have run and hid like he wanted everyone else to.[:(!]0 -
He's a prime number one hippocrit. He believes in having a gun for himself, but opposes anyone else having one. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by oldgunner
He's a prime number one hippocrit. He believes in having a gun for himself, but opposes anyone else having one.
Sounds like your describing Virginia senator Jim Webb.0 -
quote:Originally posted by oldgunner
He's a prime number one hippocrit. He believes in having a gun for himself, but opposes anyone else having one.
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