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  That seems like it could be so easily exploited.
  So if someone steals a bag of your chips and doesn't give it back, you can kill them? What about a single chip?
  Is there a dollar amount where you can start shooting people over taking your property?
context: Aren't burglars in your house? Who just shoots random outside people through the window? >
  
  People who shouldn't have guns. >
  
  And still they have them, otherwise people would cry about their rights. To me it sounds just as an excuse. People are so fanatic that it seems they're just waiting for the slightest chance to pull out a gun and go full Rambo without repercussions. They don't want the right to own firearms, they want the right to shoot someone whenever they feel like it, which means they should be as far away as possible from any gun. >
  
  Exactly. They are looking for reasons to use them. >
  
  When I lived back in Texas, I attended our neighborhood's HOA meeting- there were two people who overtly threatened to shoot the homeless people using the river next to the neighborhood trail if they tried to steal anything from their backyards. >
  
  Wow!  Record that!  Texas law allows shooting people on your property based on ghe Castle Doctrine... based on you have the right to assume  tresspasser is going to harm you.  Which has awful repercussions.  More data like this is good.
  I agree with above, there's a lot of people buying guns who really want to legally shoot at people/kill people. >
  
  I’ve seen so many times where people seem excited to use their gun to possibly murder someone. It’s pathetic. They want have murder fantasies where they can get away with shooting and killing someone. >
  
  I used to deal with him in a previous profession. Cesar was professional, down-to-earth, kind, hard-working, and an overall pleasure to work with in an industry full of unsavory people.
  This sucks, the guy worked hard to take care of his residents. We talked once about how people would be crazy sometimes and that guns in the hands of 'the crazies' were a real hazard. >
  
  My brother-in-law manages and does repairs at a small complex not too far from Buffalo. At the height of the blizzard two apartments lost their heat, and he left the safety of his own house to drive there with electric heaters for them, while he tried to get their heat on. I really hope this doesn’t get spun as a “tragic accident.” No sane person would think a burglary would be happening under those conditions and turn their balcony into a shooting range. The shooter should be in custody. He killed an innocent man and destroyed a family. >
  
  Doesn't your life have to be in immediate danger to use lethal force while protecting property? You can't just go shooting even real robbers if they are running away from you. So why is it okay to shoot randomly before any perceived threat. >
  
  I’m sure I will be corrected if I’m wrong but I believe in Texas you can use deadly force to protect your property. >
  
  Edit: see u/Phaedryn ‘s correction below. As someone who carries a concealed handgun daily, I know my local laws well. I was confusing best-practices when carrying a handgun with law. One of those practices being that if you’re carrying a handgun, avoid confrontation at all costs and immediately leave an escalating situation.
  In most (all?) states, you have a duty to retreat when you’re in public - meaning that if you can avoid an altercation you have a duty to avoid it, and can only meet a threat with deadly force to protect life - not property. Most courts will take circumstance into account. For instance, if I can retreat from a gas station being robbed at gunpoint but instead choose to engage and protect the life of the clerk who’s being held at gunpoint, I will likely not be charged with homicide. 
  Castle doctrine states that you have no duty to retreat from your own home and may engage a threat with deadly force with far fewer restrictions than engaging a deadly threat in public. This also has limits. I can’t shoot someone who stepped onto my property to pick up their dog’s poop. I can’t shoot a delivery driver. You still have to demonstrate that your life or the life of someone in your duty of care was in danger. 
  Whether or not the courts always apply these principals justly is another question entirely… >
  
  Texas has a stand your ground law in public. So you can protect your property even in public. It's one of like 10 states that has it.