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July 15th, 2013, 09:56 AM #1
Austin, TX - safest capitol building on Earth, thanks to CC
Good to see one state getting it right....
GUNS GET A PASS AT TEXAS CAPITOL
By MANNY FERNANDEZ
New York Times
March 8, 2013
AUSTIN, Tex. — At the State Capitol here, a legal concealed gun is the equivalent of an E-ZPass
To enter the sand-colored building, most people — schoolchildren on field trips, out-of-state tourists — must wait in line to pass through a security area outfitted with metal detectors and scanners. But those with state licenses to carry concealed firearms can enter in a matter of seconds. They simply hand their permit to a state trooper, who verifies its authenticity. No metal detector needed.
Just as Texas has long embraced its guns, so has the Capitol. Legislators have walked the terrazzo hallways, attended committee hearings, met with constituents in their offices and voted on the floors of their respective chambers while armed with licensed high-powered pistols tucked beneath their suits or slipped into their boots or purses.
...more here
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July 15th, 2013, 05:10 PM #2Active Member
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Re: Austin, TX - safest capitol building on Earth, thanks to CC
But what about the children?!?!? Lol. If only more places were like this.
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July 15th, 2013, 05:45 PM #3
Re: Austin, TX - safest capitol building on Earth, thanks to CC
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July 15th, 2013, 06:13 PM #4
Re: Austin, TX - safest capitol building on Earth, thanks to CC
We have 4x the carry rate here in PA and we don't have this.
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July 15th, 2013, 07:14 PM #5
Re: Austin, TX - safest capitol building on Earth, thanks to CC
The anti's treat people with LTCF's like criminals. Nice to see that in Texas, law-abiding people that pass background checks actually get PREFERENTIAL treatment, not only getting to take their gun in, but bypassing the metal detector altogether.
What a concept - treating people like responsible citizens!
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July 15th, 2013, 07:15 PM #6
Re: Austin, TX - safest capitol building on Earth, thanks to CC
It's amazing, isn't it?
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July 15th, 2013, 07:45 PM #7
Re: Austin, TX - safest capitol building on Earth, thanks to CC
I do like Texas' express lane to the Capitol building and the death chamber. lol
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Don't end up in my signature!
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July 15th, 2013, 07:48 PM #8
Re: Austin, TX - safest capitol building on Earth, thanks to CC
What's the first thing that went through George W Bush's mind the night he moved into the White House?
When I left Texas, did I leave the electric chair on?
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July 16th, 2013, 12:44 AM #9Active Member
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Re: Austin, TX - safest capitol building on Earth, thanks to CC
Hopefully similar rules at the courthouse didnt allow this happen.....
http://www.caller.com/news/2013/jul/...hooting-nuece/
Looks like suicide though
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July 16th, 2013, 10:25 AM #10
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