across this country, on weekend night looking for friends house and this was a senseless tragic incident. monahan, who is 65, has ple not guilty and is expected i court tomorrow he is attorney tells nbc news, the shooting was a series of errors which resulted in a tragedy. joining me tonight adam winkler, professor at ucla, an author of gunfight, the battle over the right to bear arms in america. adam, there s a lot to cover the big legal question in th kansas city case centers missouri s self-defense laws could ralph yarl s shooter b protected by them? and if so, what does that mean for a black america, if a 16 year old who is just ringing a doorbell can be viewed as threat well, it is possible that w will see the defendant andre lester, the 84-year-old man wh shot ralph ralph yarl use
It is widely believed that if someone is trespassing on your property in Texas, you have a legal right to shoot them. Deadly Force laws in Texas are complicated.
the middle of the riots, but he did because they were very dangerous. then this is what happens. he gets swarmed by these protesters, his car is getting banged on. someone, one of the protesters carrying an ak-47 and decides to shoot in advance to protect himself. he felt in danger. joey: there s a lesson to be learned here. stay away from places like austin. let those cities rot to their own detriment. if you believe in freedom and protecting yourself. if you can t go to texas and use a gun to protect yourself without being tried for murder and convicted, you can t go anywhere. stay away from those cities, let them burn before you let your own life be taken just like a tech founder we ve been reporting on in san francisco and it s every day something like this because there is no law and order in a place that doesn t respect law or order. i know very well the self-defense laws in texas, and there isn t a precedent case that wouldn t support his use of a firearm in that situation.
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