tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15888307.post1877624902914229302..comments2024-03-21T01:01:49.406-04:00Comments on The Phantom Soapbox: Complete insanity reigns in Texas!The Phantomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10159748429049446398noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15888307.post-22157870905446496822008-08-22T21:18:00.000-04:002008-08-22T21:18:00.000-04:00Hi Greg! Good on ya!Pretty soon if you keep press...Hi Greg! Good on ya!<BR/><BR/>Pretty soon if you keep pressing them you'll have the law they have in Vermont: none. Carry what you want, how you want, where you want.<BR/><BR/>I'm thinking .308 minigun turret mounted on my truck. ~:D No tailgating!The Phantomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10159748429049446398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15888307.post-83950681100138336442008-08-22T18:46:00.000-04:002008-08-22T18:46:00.000-04:00Hey, Ghost Who Walks! How're you doing?If you didn...Hey, Ghost Who Walks! How're you doing?<BR/><BR/>If you didn't already know, I thought you might be interested to learn that the "Castle Doctrine" in Texas has changed.<BR/><BR/>Previously it was legal to have as many guns as you wanted in your house, but you had to have a permit to carry a gun outside of the house, with the exception of a variety of situations. <BR/><BR/>Now I'm happy to report that it is also legal in Texas to carry a gun in your car provided it is concealed. So you can be riding around with a gun at your fingertips as long as it's down on the floor or in a briefcase next to your hand, or something like that. <BR/><BR/>In Texas we regard this as an improvement.<BR/><BR/>Your buddy,<BR/>Greg in DallasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15888307.post-77131646270014722972008-08-21T15:58:00.000-04:002008-08-21T15:58:00.000-04:00Teachers and airline pilots should be trained to c...Teachers and airline pilots should be trained to carry and protect.<BR/>AND any non criminal citizen who wants to IMHO.<BR/><BR/> ~lddAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15888307.post-34640441779742916322008-08-18T15:22:00.000-04:002008-08-18T15:22:00.000-04:00Greetings, other tom. Question for you, why is it...Greetings, other tom. <BR/><BR/>Question for you, why is it more likely a properly trained teacher would be more likely to have their firearm taken off them than a cop?<BR/><BR/>Are teachers stupid? Are cops supermen?<BR/><BR/>Things to think about.The Phantomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10159748429049446398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15888307.post-35589369988195076362008-08-18T14:17:00.000-04:002008-08-18T14:17:00.000-04:00...just to muddle the water, I'll post here also.S......just to muddle the water, I'll post here also.<BR/><BR/>So teachers have guns eh? 10-1 one of them will get mugged or stolen.<BR/><BR/>boom boom.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12632947951782985916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15888307.post-12838778483131550852008-08-18T10:00:00.000-04:002008-08-18T10:00:00.000-04:00Hi Tom. Nope, I'm the shadowy Phantom that posts ...Hi Tom. Nope, I'm the shadowy Phantom that posts at Small Dead Animals way too much.<BR/><BR/>This little series is about investigating the actual limits of the power of the state. What a state can do and what it can't.<BR/><BR/>One thing all states have been unable to do is make this "gun free zone" thing work. Concentrating authority on only police officers doesn't keep schools safer.The Phantomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10159748429049446398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15888307.post-9124181139456924812008-08-18T06:51:00.000-04:002008-08-18T06:51:00.000-04:00I wasn't sure where you were going with that one t...I wasn't sure where you were going with that one til the end. We agree. I'm not supposed to carry even my small pocket knife to school, though I do, and there are signs everywhere about "Gun-Free Zone" and so forth, as if crazies with guns will obey them.<BR/><BR/>We're safer when a lot of people have guns, not when only a scattered few do. I live a long way from police protection too and most people around here have guns. Leaving for my trip to Ireland for ten days, I didn't even lock my house. Got back last night and everything was where it's supposed to be.<BR/><BR/>By the way, did I meet you on the trip? Are you Vick, the guy from London who works in the theater?Tom McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691546351143209227noreply@blogger.com