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Texas lawmaker shoots thief - 7/10/2007 3:12:15 AM

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HOUSTON - A state lawmaker who opposed a law giving Texans a stronger right to defend themselves with deadly force shot a man he said 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 is building on 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, police spokesman Victor Senties.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19683638

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RE: Texas lawmaker shoots thief - 7/10/2007 3:22:00 AM

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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.

Obviously he meant everyone except him. Doh!!!

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RE: Texas lawmaker shoots thief - 7/10/2007 1:04:59 PM

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reminds me of a council member in dc many many years ago,,,(dc has very stringent gun laws) and always has, and this gentlemen was a very big proponant of the anti gun movement back in the 70's......well, long story short... he lived in a very wealthy neighborhood,,,a couple of kids were swimming in his pool one night,,,and he brandished a firearm to get them out.....
i dont blame him,,it was his property, but its funny how those in power, make rules /laws against certain behaviour,,then think they dont apply to themselves

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RE: Texas lawmaker shoots thief - 7/10/2007 3:05:16 PM

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I thought that was William Rasberry, the journalist

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RE: Texas lawmaker shoots thief - 7/10/2007 3:10:18 PM

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alum,
that isnt the name.... id remeber it if i heard it ....
in fact, his name happens to be the name of a road n dc,,,everytime i drive past it,,i think of him lol

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RE: Texas lawmaker shoots thief - 7/10/2007 4:16:16 PM

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Wasn't his name Ward Connerly or something like that?
And I bet he didn't have to go to jail for a year either.
It's the same way in Massachusetts, a wealthy lawyer from Wellesley can get a "permit" to carry a gun but a working class guy from Dorchester who needs one can't.

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RE: Texas lawmaker shoots thief - 7/10/2007 4:17:49 PM

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shoot,
(no pun intended) now im gonna have to look his name up somehow?

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RE: Texas lawmaker shoots thief - 7/10/2007 5:06:04 PM

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ORIGINAL: popeye1250

Wasn't his name Ward Connerly or something like that?
And I bet he didn't have to go to jail for a year either.

Not quite the same person:

http://smu.edu/tateseries/images/connerly-ward-lg.jpg

http://www.centre.edu/web/news/2007/images/feb/raspberry.jpg

It's the same way in Massachusetts, a wealthy lawyer from Wellesley can get a "permit" to carry a gun but a working class guy from Dorchester who needs one can't.

Hence the attraction of living in a 'shall issue' state for some.

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RE: Texas lawmaker shoots thief - 7/10/2007 6:48:03 PM

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Or, the attraction of VERMONT and/or ALASKA, without silly permits.

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RE: Texas lawmaker shoots thief - 7/11/2007 6:54:20 AM

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Not quite the same, but something happened in Cleveland a few years ago. A cit councilman's house got robbed, his Wife called the police. When making the list of what got taken, she checked to see that the gun was still there, and it was. They arrested her.

What happened to her is unknown, the thing disappeared into obscurity.

Also in Cleveland, "top cop" Jim Simone had an incident, I think a shooting, which made it necessary for him to go through the system. He was to be detained pending an investigation. He surrendered his drop piece to the other officers, who didn't like him. I mean the one he keeps in his sock to "give" to someone unarmed he might shoot. Lots of cops have them.

What happened to him is unknown, the thing disappeared into obscurity.

I think everyone for gun control should have one of their kids eaten by a rabid pitbull as they watch helpless. Similarly I think everyone in Austrailia who supported taking the guns away from the people should have one of their children eaten by a crocodile while they watch helplessly.

These people don't want to protect you from guns, they want to protect themselves. That is because they know they are the MFs who need to be shot. They intend to keep their guns, but they want you to give your's up. Plain and simple.

The truth comes out, slow but sure. You've got a councilman's Wife caught with an illegal gun, a top cop caught with his drop piece on the news. Then you have the important news, the big rib-off, where to get your hair done, the new ipods are out, and Britney shaved her head.

OK, I know how to fix a fucking ticket if you can't get it done on the outside. You get a lawyer well known to the judge and others in the court. You get into the judge's chambers where the case is handled outside of the public eye. Note that absolutely nothing was heard about either of these matters the next day, or thereafter.

So that is indeed the crux of the matter, those who write and enforce the laws think the laws are only for other people. It really is that simple.

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