re: Cop stands up to gun nut in Texas.

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The cop even said that he has to ID people walking down the street because how else is he supposed to know if they are felons? He must be real busy IDing every pedestrian he sees.

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I guess that would depend on how many dumbasses dressed like dumbasses are walking around with rifles hanging on them. You would not being saying the same thing if they would have stopped a group of young african americans walking through the hood with pants hanging off their asses.

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The cop even said that he has to ID people walking down the street because how else is he supposed to know if they are felons? He must be real busy IDing every pedestrian he sees.

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He has to ID someone open carrying a gun, cause felons can't do that.

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People Who May Not Carry a Gun in Texas

The following individuals are prohibited from carrying a weapon (open or concealed) in Texas.

people younger than 21 years
people who are not legal residents of Texas for at least six months prior to the date of application
people convicted of a felony offense or charged with the commission of specified misdemeanors within the last five years
someone who has committed an offense in the past ten years as a juvenile delinquent that, if committed as an adult, would have been a felony
those under a court protective order or restraining order having to do with domestic offenses
people who are delinquent in making child support payments as collected by the attorney general
people who are delinquent in state tax payments
fugitives from justice
chemically dependent people
those incapable of exercising sound judgment regarding the proper use of a handgun, and
people who are not qualified to carry a handgun under federal law.
(Texas Pen. Code § 411.172.)

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