CANNOT Shoot Trespassers #pewpew #guns #crime #didyouknow #facts

[Mrshu]

Texas is the last place I expect to have this kind of law.

[laurencegreen]

In Texas, there are properties larger than some neighborhoods it's easy to unintentionally trespass

[jeffatha]

Texas Penal Code 9.41 says ya can if you feel threatened, would you feel threatened if a bunch of folk’s jumped your 20 foot gate ???

[slingshotmcoy]

No you cannot.
That's why police don't get called to remove trespassers.
They get called to remove dead burglars.

[Zakiriel]

Texas should also end Squater's rights laws like Florida just did.

[anarchyandempires]

And I just figured out why every single house in Texas has a patio with a door.

[rainygirl]

Correction.. you cannot shoot them AND get caught

[lifeofalex]

I feel like this law was written to protect people accidentally crossing property lines. Maybe wandered off of public land onto private property on accident. Scouting a friends private property and unknowingly wanders onto the neighbors land, maybe got lost, or lost a pet or tracking a blood trail etc. I would hate to get shot or shoot at someone while only being guilty of making a simple mistake.

[GlamorousTitanic]

Every true Texan: “I recognize that it is against the law. But given that it’s a stupid-ass law, I’ve elected to ignore it.”

[Christain]

They were not trespassers. They were home invaders and I feared for my life.
Edit: Dang I Sure rustled a lot of peoples jimmies with that comment

[Mr.Aqua]

In Texas... you probably not making over the wall. 😂😂😂

[zdog]

I live in Pennsylvania and I remember the sheriff telling my dad to make sure the body's inside the house

[xlittleblackwolfx]

TF is the point of paying for private property if I have to wait for somebody to make up their mind on what they are going to do on my private property? Especially if I have a 20 foot wall?

*Edit: somebody broke it down, texas properties are huge and interwoven. It's too easy to end up on somebody else's property. Forgive me, I'm from Georgia, it's different and smaller here.

[MeeesterBond]

Reasons people might be in your yard:
- They're drunk
- They're having a mental health crisis
- Their dog ran onto your property
- They're children who don't know better
- They're delivery drivers who got lost
- They read your house number wrong
- They're there to hurt you or steal your stuff
Best to make sure it's the last one before doing something irreversible, yeah?

[goingoutonmyshield]

Texas Penal Code Section 9.41 explains that a person is allowed to use force, but not deadly force, to terminate a mere trespass or interference with property.

[hwtmg]

"more guns equals less crimes"

-the guy selling guns

[felixfeder]

looking at someone these comments…
it is very concerning how many people want an excuse to use their gun

imo, if you want to shoot someone, you shouldn’t be armed

[TheGobblersGetback]

I’m in Missouri, and I get what he’s saying, but in Stand Your Ground and Castle Law states, if a trespasser advances in a threatening manner (subjective), and I order them to stop advancing, or off of my property, I have a right to shoot in certain instances. I could be elderly, have health problems, be outnumbered etc;. I’m not going hands on with anyone, especially if I’m on my property, and especially if I have a firearm on me, that can be taken away.

[tba]

I think I get it. It's like how fighter pilots make a distinction between 'bogeys' and 'bandits'. Bogeys are unidentified contacts who may be wandering around in places they shouldn't be, but they're not necessarily enemies or even hostile; while bandits are confirmed bad guys trying to do bad-guy stuff, and who are probably about to have a Very Bad Day.

[gallo]

Stand your ground law: if your life is in danger you can. You cannot kill someone in your property if they do not have ill intent.