Re: The key question is...

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FWIW:
ok.  as a general rule, it's against the law in most states to protect 
property with deadly force.  one glaring exception is from the lone-star state. 
 
there a man shot and killed another man attempting to re-possess the first 
man's 
pick-up truck.  the killer was not prosecuted, and the law cited was written 
to protect persons from horse thieves who might leave you stranded miles from 
anywhere if one stole your horse.