Posted on 09/16/2013 4:26:02 AM PDT by TexGrill
“Today, two Texans were arrested near the state Capitol grounds for possessing firearms.
“It is my understanding that they both were carrying antique black-powder pistol replicas, which are legal to carry under Texas law.
(Excerpt) Read more at tompaukenfortexas.com ...
Greg Abbott had them arrested?
Not.
That circular motion you are looking at is your credibility on FR going down the drain.
Your pauken fantasy has as much chance at getting elected as does my dog and my dog ain’t even running.
They were carrying Civil War era revolvers (aka: pistols as they were called then), not Kentucky single shot pistols.
From what I understand, under federal law, black powder rifles and pistols aren’t considered ‘firearms’.
That's what I was told by the man that sold me a black powder revolver years ago at a prominent gun store hear in Houston. No paperwork, cash and carry...
Believe me when I say that the anti-gun people are waiting on the sidelines for a good time to bring up the black powder gun loophole, and their ‘sudden” realization that black powder is an explosive. Wait for it, wait for it...
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