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Old 10-02-2013, 12:40 PM   #173 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Red__Zed View Post
NY and TX have pretty similar laws on the civil side of the house.

In TX you "own the shot" so to speak. If there's collateral damage, it can come back to you civilly and criminally, even if your action was self-defense. You're probably more likely to find a friendly DA, but the laws are basically written the same.
In my CHL class we were taught that "every bullet you fire has a lawyer attached to it", so if you miss and hit a random bystander, you can expect a huge legal headache. That's when I switched to lower penetration ammo for HD use.
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