Deezy is talking out of his ass!

I'm sorry... was my quoting of the Texas Penal code somehow insufficient to show that deezy isn't talking out of his ass, though what he's saying does need a rider to clarify that such laws are state dependant?

Maybe in his state you might get away with it BUT...

But nothing. If that's the law in his state, then that's the law in his state, and he's not talking out his ass. The only part where he's wrong is believing that the law in his state is the same in the rest of the states. In some parts of the US, you do have the right to shoot a burglar in the back and kill him. QED.

Edit: As I'm digging, I found some criminology course lecture slides from the Northwest Missouri State University regarding use of deadly force: one, two, and three. The source is a bit dated, but I haven't been able to find anything with more up to date info.