What are my rights to defend myself with a registered handgun in Texas?
Full Question:
What are my rights to defend myself and or my personal property with a registered handgun in the state of Texas? Also if the gun was purchased and registered in the state of Tennessee do I have to also register it in Texas?
05/28/2007 |
Category: Weapons |
State: Texas |
#5996
Answer:
Effective September 1, 2007, it will be legal for Texas residents to use deadly force to respond to threats to their homes, cars, and at their workplace. Texans will have civil immunity to use reasonable deadly force to defend themselves as long as they don’t use it to provoke and the victim is committing a Class C misdemeanor. Other states with similar laws include Georgia, Florida, Misisisippi, Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky, and South Dakota.
Source= http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/03/texas-governor-signs-shoot-first-law.php
