Hypocrit Texas lawmaker shoots thief - The Firearms Forum

satellite66 · 07-10-2007, 08:20 AM

Another dem politician who says do as I say not as I do. Got to love those dems.

Texas State Lawmaker Opposing Deadly Force Bill Shoots Would-Be Thief

Monday , July 09, 2007

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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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Bruce FLinch · 07-10-2007, 10:34 PM

HYPOCRITE!

Any chance he'll change his mind, now?

Nighthawk · 07-10-2007, 10:39 PM

maybe after he gets sued for excessive force.

durk · 07-10-2007, 11:03 PM

I wonder if the blade was out of the pocket knife?

obxned · 07-11-2007, 01:23 AM

Elitist jerks always believe the rules they make only apply to us serfs.

07-10-2007, 08:20 AM	#1
satellite66 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Central NJ Posts: 2,068	Hypocrit Texas lawmaker shoots thief Another dem politician who says do as I say not as I do. Got to love those dems. Texas State Lawmaker Opposing Deadly Force Bill Shoots Would-Be Thief Monday , July 09, 2007 AP ADVERTISEMENT 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. Link __________________ “Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not” — Thomas Jefferson. "The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism. But, under the name of 'liberalism,' they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program, until one day America will be a socialist nation, without knowing how it happened." - Norman Thomas, U.S. Socialist Party presidential candidate 1940, 1944 and 1948 -->

07-10-2007, 10:34 PM	#2
Bruce FLinch Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bay Point, Kali..aka Gun Point Posts: 5,016	Re: Hypocrit Texas lawmaker shoots thief HYPOCRITE! Any chance he'll change his mind, now? __________________ A bad day @ the Range, is better than a good day @ work.

07-10-2007, 10:39 PM	#3
Nighthawk Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: South Central Texas Posts: 3,330	Re: Hypocrit Texas lawmaker shoots thief maybe after he gets sued for excessive force. __________________ Our obligations to our country never cease but with our lives." --John Adams, letter to Benjamin Rush, April 18, 1808 NRA Life TSRA Life GOA Member

07-10-2007, 11:03 PM	#4
durk Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 2,026	Re: Hypocrit Texas lawmaker shoots thief I wonder if the blade was out of the pocket knife? __________________ Durk

07-11-2007, 01:23 AM	#5
obxned Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,342	Re: Hypocrit Texas lawmaker shoots thief Elitist jerks always believe the rules they make only apply to us serfs. __________________ Proud member of a North Carolina Committee of Safety "If we loose Freedom here, there's no place to escape to. This is the Last Stand on Earth!" Ronald Reagan