Excellent. EDC is about to expand just a little bit

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Those have been legal for a couple years now.

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had no idea. what about collapsible batons like an asp?

dr_boogs said:

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Meanwhile property taxes continue to skyrocket, the government grows, and our essential services (police fire EMT) are underpaid. Glad they are focusing on major priorities.

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But our legislature did ensure massive continued campaign contributions by effectively killing our eminent domain reform bill this session, SB 421. Tom Craddick, who has been a Tx House Rep since 1968, and is the former speaker and power broker in the house takes the credit this session for killing the bill.

I think I would like a pair of brass knuckles...

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dr_boogs said:

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Meanwhile property taxes continue to skyrocket, the government grows, and our essential services (police fire EMT) are underpaid. Glad they are focusing on major priorities.

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There is a self defense keychain for women that is popular other places but is illegal in Texas due to an antiquated law. Changing this law was not a bad thing.

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I'm imagining a woman in some type of life-threatening situation digging around in her giant ass purse trying to find her keys because her self defense keychain is attached to it.

That said, the dude that invented and marketed the device is probably financially comfortable right now.

The removal of the club is long overdue. It is beyond ridiculous that you can carry a handgun but not a less than lethal (in most case) weapon that may appeal to some or may at least frighten off potential attackers without subjecting one to an aggravated assault charge if he misinterprets the situation or defends himself against the "wrong" person, if you get my drift. Keep in mind that the law doesn't change until Sept. 1.

But the removal of a club here is key. The club is currently defined as:

Sec. 46.01. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Club" means an instrument that is specially designed, made, or adapted for the purpose of inflicting serious bodily injury or death by striking a person with the instrument, and includes but is not limited to the following:
(A) blackjack;
(B) nightstick;
(C) mace;
(D) tomahawk.

There doesn't appear to be any difference between an ASP (expanding) baton and a nightstick and I've wanted to carry one of those for years. But I'll research that over the summer and get some opinions on the matter.

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I agree with dr boogs sentiment. Our state seems to spend an inordinate amount of time and resources on dubious issues. Yes, a property tax reform did make it to his desk. But why the hell did it take so many years to get there? Why are many experts saying it's not going to save us much money?

Sometimes I think their actions are more for show than actually getting results. Bloody useless if you ask me.

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Start your own thread and I can give some insight

Does this "property tax reform" include more new taxes? Because if that's the case, it's less "reform" and just an expansion of government.

dr_boogs said:

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Meanwhile property taxes continue to skyrocket, the government grows, and our essential services (police fire EMT) are underpaid. Glad they are focusing on major priorities.

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No, Police/Fire/EMS are definitely NOT underpaid in major cities in Texas. But I agree with everything else you said.

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There doesn't appear to be any difference between an ASP (expanding) baton and a nightstick and I've wanted to carry one of those for years.

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Same. Charging dog or crazy person. Give me an ASP every day of the week (vs pocketknife)

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self defense keychains

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Link to one that would actually be useful?

BenderRodriguez said:

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Article is an interesting study on media manipulation, and it's even from a "right wing" site.

They lead the headline with "BRASS KNUCKLES LEGAL", because most people only think of brass knuckles as something bad guys use in movies, while burying in the article two bits of info: 1) this legalizes carry of clubs/self defense keychains. 2) bill passed both the house and the senate unanimously, meaning not a single person in our legislature in either party found anything to object to in a bill repealing this old, bad law.

Thanks to that headline, we're all making jokes about brass knuckles instead of celebrating another dumb law being repealed.

I get that it was a silly law and carrying brass knuckles is silly, but any day laws are repealed instead of created is a good day in my book.

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Are you talking about the article linked above? The title of the article is "Brass knuckles will soon be legal to carry in Texas"

The title seems kind of self descriptive. What would you suggest as a title for an article with information on a bill passing that legalizes brass knuckles?

Yes, they are.

EMS in Brazos county for a non-city service pays $13/hr. EMS in Arlington pays $15.

That's underpaid, imo.

Based on my understanding it does not. It just lowers the caped amount an appraisal district can increase values to without holding a vote from 8% to 2.5%- I think*

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This....


Would potentially like to buy some for wife and daughter.

dr_boogs said:

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Meanwhile property taxes continue to skyrocket, the government grows, and our essential services (police fire EMT) are underpaid. Glad they are focusing on major priorities.

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Bill passed unanimously in both houses, i.e. no debate & took like 2 mins max.

Also police, fire, EMT are local issues not state matters.