Having already legalized the open carry of swords to protect the state from dragons, Texas is going to let people arm themselves with brass knuckles at all times like they’re extras in a 30s mob movie. There’s no way adding a brutal melee weapon will come back to haunt a state with more than its fair share of drunken bar fights. Nope, no siree.
The state is also ending police harassment of children’s lemonade stands, a move that, coupled with the brass knuckles law, strongly suggests that the Texas legislature is driving hard for a constituency of pre-teens. It’s all part of a huge slate of new laws going into effect in Texas over the weekend that’s also ending the panopticon of red light cameras throughout the state and raising DWI fines.
Bryan Wilson, the Texas Law Hawk, offers a quick rundown of the highlights coming to Texas law in the way only he can — by taking a pair of brass knuckles and smashing the hell out of some stuff.
Dick pics are also criminalized now, so if you’re planning on doing some modern-day wooing you might want to take off your monogrammed brass knuckles first.
Earlier: Next Week, Swords Are Legal To Carry Down The Street In Texas