![]() What my bill would do if passed, would require a homeowner to exhaust the potential of safely retreating into their habitation before using deadly force in defense of themselves or their property. It does not repeal the Castle Doctrine, and it does not restrict homeowners from using firearms in self-defense as applicable to current Texas stand your ground laws. My bill HB 196 and my position on the Texas Castle Doctrine has been misrepresented in the news as of late. The state representative took to Twitter on Novemto make her case: Meza and her staff have insisted her proposal would modify, not repeal, those rights. Would, among other things, amend current law to provide that: (1) a person is not justified in using deadly force against another individual: (a) if the person is able to safely retreat, unless the person is in his or her own habitation or (b) to prevent the individual's imminent commission of robbery or aggravated robbery.Īlmost immediately, postings on social media started stating that the measure would repeal the state law that grants people a right to use deadly force to protect against bodily harm and protect property. The quotes, which satirize Meza as prioritizing the rights of intruders over people whose homes are broken into, have been cited as real political rhetoric by people critical of HB 196, the draft legislation filed by Meza on November 9, 2020.Īccording to the Texas Municipal League, the bill: (Source: Facebook screenshot taken on Fri Mar 12 17:03:41 2021 UTC) This is what the post looked like on Facebook at the time of writing: It opened: It hard for me to believe someone thinks this stupidly! The fabricated quotes appeared in a post (archived here) published in Facebook on February 27, 2021. Texas in 19 codified the "Stand Your Ground" or "Castle" doctrine, spelling out in law the right to use firearms in defense of yourself or your property. The quotes were fabricated to satirize Meza's proposal to require residents to exhaust all efforts to flee before turning to the use of deadly force to defend themselves or their property. ![]() ![]() Terry Meza support her proposed amendment to Texas' "Stand Your Ground" law by saying robberies are "equitable distribution of wealth" and that home intruders only carry guns "to provide an incentive to cooperate"? No, that's not true. ![]()
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