Good guys with guns.

Fake as in trying to commit a crime, or fake as in a YouTube prank? Does it really matter?

Houston criminal defense attorney Grant Scheiner, who’s not affiliated with the case, said that under state laws related to protection of property, Aguirre’s attorney will likely be able to make an argument that the use of deadly force was justified.

But the circumstances related to this case, including retrieving a weapon when there was no immediate danger and then continuing with one’s dinner after the alleged shooting, will not help Aguirre, Scheiner said.

In 2021, Texas lawmakers approved legislation allowing people to carry handguns without a license, and the background check and training that had gone with it.

“The problem is that guns are just so widely available and there’s a lot of misinterpretation on when you can use deadly force,” Scheiner said. “You have a lot of guns and not very much knowledge.”

(nbcnews.com)

When you give a grown man a gun, you should make sure they don’t have the rationale of a child. Can they think clearly? Do they have control of their emotions? Are they able to come to reasonable conclusions? These are very basic questions that should be part of a federal licensing process.