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Texas law currently bans a number of weapons. Representative Joe Moody proposes to remove “brass” knuckles from the list of banned weapons in section 46.05 (a). Here is the list of banned weapons. From texas.gov: (1) any of the following items, unless the item is registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record maintained by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives or otherwise not subject to that registration requirement or unless the item is classified as a curio or relic by the United States Department of Justice: (A) an explosive weapon; (B) a machine gun; or...

SANFORD, Fla. — WFTV has confirmed that autopsy results show 17-year-old Trayvon Martin had injuries to his knuckles when he died. The information could support George Zimmerman's claim that Martin beat him up before Zimmerman shot and killed him. The autopsy results come as Zimmerman's attorney, Mark O’Mara continues to go over other evidence in the case. O’Mara wouldn't comment on the autopsy evidence, but WFTV legal analyst Bill Sheaffer said it's better for the defense than it is for the prosecution. WFTV has learned that the medical examiner found two injuries on Martin’s body: The fatal gunshot wound and...

. A casual discussion of Obama's political situation today inspired the following analysis and predictions. 2009-01-29 : A Historical Preview The Obama Presidency is probably doomed to failure ... notwithstanding Rush Limbaugh's recently expressed hope that Obama's policies fail. The Obama White House is guilty of extraordinary political mistakes (as follows) that reveals either a terrifyingly confused President Hussein ... or worse still ... a Machiavellian power struggle birthed in an Administration still in it's infancy. (1) Obama's very peculiar nomination of Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (the now internationally known IRS tax-cheat) is astounding, at the least. Geither's continued support...