ANST - SCA weapons and the law

[SCOTT A WAGGONER]

On Sat, 20 Jun 1998 22:28:41 -0500 Chris and Elisabeth Zakes
<moondrgn at bga.com> writes:

>>as an act of protest and civil-disobedience (g), carry wire cutters on
my
>>person in violation of old texas law (still on books???).  anyone who
carries a
>>leatherman pocket tool, with it's wire-cutting capabilities, is
technically in 
>>violation of texas' anti-wire-cutter laws ...)  ... so many oddities on
the books relating to tools >>and weapons
>
>
>Can you say "urban legend"? 
>
>There's nothing about wire cutters in the current Texas laws.
>
>As for Louisiana, I had occasion to do some rather extensive research on
>their laws relating to swords, duelling, and similar items about five
years
>ago. There's nothing about being *required* to carry a sword. (Although
>there *was* an item that said that wearing body armor while comitting
>assault would upgrade it from a Class C to a Class B felony.)
>
>	-Tivar Moondragon
>		

i always liked the one that states something like "When two trains
approach an intersection in the tracks, both shall stop and none may
proceed until the other has gone." I read that in one of those "weird
laws" novelty book. i believe that is supposed to be a TX law still on
the books.

Scott Waggoner
Mayne de la Croix --- The original MiB
Gate's Edge Canton, Barony of  Stargate,  Ansteorra

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