The right to start preemptive war.

There's a guy in Texas who saw two guys burglarizing his neighbor's house. So he called '911' and notified police. But under Texas law it's all right apparently for one to shoot someone in the act of a felony. Especially if it's on your property. In or around your home. So as the guy talked to the '911' operator, he threatened to go out with a 12-gauge shotgun and shoot these fellows. The operator cautioned him against such an act. Urged him to wait for the police to show up. Well, the guy didn't want to wait. Didn't want to risk the burglars getting away. So he went out and shot the two unarmed men in the back, and killed them. A grand jury exonerated the man. There'll be no charges brought against him. Yes, more and more, we are being armed to the hilt in America. The right to bear arms. Shot guns. Pistols. Even AK-47 automatic weapons. Yes, maybe we do live in a police state. We're all being turned into policemen. Ah, we have that violent mentality. As a nation, we've even become the policeman of the world. We reserve the right to start preemptive wars. --Jim Broede