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September 1st is the day new laws go into effect every year (my recollection any way) in Texas.

800 new laws went in effect today and here are some of the highlights:
  • Texans can carry guns in churches, synagogues and other places of worship unless the church wants to prohibit firearms with signage.
  • Landlords prohibited from restricting tenants and their guests from carrying firearms in lease agreements.
  • Property owners' associations prohibited from banning storage of guns on rental properties.
  • school districts prohibited from restricting the manner in which handgun license holders store guns and ammunition in their vehicles in parking areas, other than requiring it to be out of sight.
  • Texans can carry handguns without a license while evacuating or returning from a declared disaster area.
  • defense for licensed handgun owners who unknowingly enter an establishment that prohibits firearms as long as they leave when asked. This is great if you miss seeing the 30.06, 30.07, or 51% sign when entering a business while carrying.
  • legal to carry brass knuckles, clubs and self-defense wild kat keychains, sometimes referred to as kitty keychain
  • Children under the age of 18 will be able to sell non-alcoholic beverages (e.g. lemonade stand) on private property without fear of prosecution.
  • have to be at least 21 years old to purchase or consume or possess tobacco products. This includes cigarettes, e-cigarettes and all other tobacco products.
  • Spoof number use by telemarketers illegal. Been getting a ton of fake number calls from telemarketers? As of today, that practice is banned in Texas. HB 1992 prohibits the practice of tampering with information transmitted to caller IDs with the intention of duping people into answering the call.
  • Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission will give permits to qualifying beer and wine retailers so that the retailers can make alcohol deliveries.
  • If you forget your paper license at home you no longer have to worry. You can show proof of licensure on your phone via the Parks and Wildlife Department website or a photo of the license.
  • Porch piracy now a felony. Porch pirates beware, stealing packages off porches now comes with a much tougher penalty. Previously, stealing a package off someone’s porch was a Class C or Class B misdemeanor. Now it’s a felony, with a penalty of six months to 10 years in prison and fines up to $10,000. Under the new law, stealing from 10 people or fewer will be a state felony charge. Stealing from 20-50 people would be a second-degree felony, and stealing from more than 50 people will be a first-degree felony.


    I compiled the list from 3 articles (there are more laws in links plus dozens and dozens of others):
  • 12 new Texas laws going into effect Sept. 1
  • 8 new Texas laws that loosen gun restrictions, starting Sept. 1
  • Bust Out the Brass Knuckles: New Laws Go Into Effect Today



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    May God bless the sovereign state of Texas. I've lived in Texas twice in my life. My first memories of this planet are of East Texas. I long for the Piney Woods, which is not the same as pining for the fjords, thank goodness.
     
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  • defense for licensed handgun owners who unknowingly enter an establishment that prohibits firearms as long as they leave when asked. This is great if you miss seeing the 30.06, 30.07, or 51% sign when entering a business while carrying.


  • At 38 my eyesight has gotten so bad that between that and watching three kids non-stop I bet I don’t see 10% of the 30.06 signs that are posted. It’s unfortunate...



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    I'ma hafta get me a shellalaigh to match my blackthorn walking stick. Smile




     
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    Originally posted by tatortodd:
  • defense for licensed handgun owners who unknowingly enter an establishment that prohibits firearms as long as they leave when asked. This is great if you miss seeing the 30.06, 30.07, or 51% sign when entering a business while carrying.


  • At 38 my eyesight has gotten so bad that between that and watching three kids non-stop I bet I don’t see 10% of the 30.06 signs that are posted. It’s unfortunate...

    Bad eyesight is good for you, after all. Big Grin


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    Posts: 28224 | Location: TEXAS | Registered: September 04, 2008Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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    I have a hankering to buy brass knuckles now that they’re legal. Any non wallet draining (ie think Glock not Wilson Combat) recommendations?



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    Posts: 23956 | Location: Northern Suburbs of Houston | Registered: November 14, 2005Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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    It may take a while for the market to catch up. I'm still looking for a decent double-edged dagger that isn't made out of old Coke cans or priced at over $300. From the edges on the insides of the novelty paperweights I've seen, my WAG is that they may be a bit painful to use.
     
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    I might be Texan real soon.


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    Originally posted by tatortodd:
    I have a hankering to buy brass knuckles now that they’re legal. Any non wallet draining (ie think Glock not Wilson Combat) recommendations?


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    Originally posted by tatortodd:
    I have a hankering to buy brass knuckles now that they’re legal. Any non wallet draining (ie think Glock not Wilson Combat) recommendations?
    I can't remember who it was, but several years back, a member here made some micarta mini-knuckles. They were a little bulky, but the two-finger size and light weight offset the full-fist size IMO.

    I got one from them; never thought I'd be able to legally use them. Anybody who knows who made them will hopefully post the member name.
     
    Posts: 5790 | Location: Fort Heathen, Texas | Registered: February 25, 2008Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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    I received an email from the TSRA the other day with a list of the newly effective laws.

    Moving to Texas in 2007 was one of the good life choices we made.
    Especially since we moved from the Long Island/New York City area, it has been a great decision.

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    Texas does it again! Smile

    Nice contrast to the legislative nonsense coming out of the Left Coast.
     
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    Sap’s are now legal in Texas too, Buds sells them for a good price and I think they are a good “less than lethal” self defense option.

    https://www.budsgunshop.com/ca...671/midget+2+ply+sap
     
    Posts: 4302 | Location: Friendswood Texas | Registered: August 24, 2007Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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    Permits for alcohol delivery??

    Praise be.

    I wish the rest of the union could follow the examples set by the rest of the new laws.


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    God's Country Smile.

    Gov. Abbott and the state legislature have been aiding gun owners in past years even before today. Happy to have them on our side.



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    I might be Texan real soon.


    Welcome Scratchy.


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    May God bless the sovereign state of Texas. I've lived in Texas twice in my life. My first memories of this planet are of East Texas. I long for the Piney Woods, which is not the same as pining for the fjords, thank goodness.


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    defense for licensed handgun owners who unknowingly enter an establishment that prohibits firearms as long as they leave when asked.


    That's fantastic. It just about neutralizes those very stupid 30.06 laws.

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    Originally posted by flesheatingvirus:
    Permits for alcohol delivery??

    Praise be.

    I wish the rest of the union could follow the examples set by the rest of the new laws.


    Yes indeed. It'd be awesome if Utah would eventually allow online alcohol deliveries. With my father in law visiting from France, i tried to find his favorite drink (Ricard) here in Utah with no luck. To be fair, I couldn't find it anywhere in New Jersey either, but I found it online. I had to deliver it to Jersey since they couldn't ship to Utah and then fly back home with it. Father in law is happy as a clam though.


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    Thanks for posting tatortodd

    Big thanks to the TSRA and the Texas legislators who worked to get these passed in a growingly hostile environment from urban (out of state) growth and well funded mom’s against liberty groups.

    All Texas gun owners need to be TSRA members.


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