Pack of bikers attack motorist

[Kommander]

Guardrail. Fender. Biker. Some [strike]assembly[/strike] disassembly required.

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[Yogimus]

This is why I always leave a carlength between my vehicle and the one in front of me at a light.

[Langenator]

There are reasons things like this don't happen in Texas...the possibility of a vehicle's occupant(s) being armed is one (although TX law prohibits having weapons of any sort in the passenger compartment w/o a carry permit).

The inadvisability of playing games with an F-250 equipped with a brushguard being another.

Something nobody brought up in the article: the family in the SUV is Asian. Any chance this was race-based? (Oh wait, racism only happens against blacks and sometimes Latinos and Native Americans.)

Actually, you're wrong about carry in vehicle. That law was changed years ago. You can now carry in your car anywhere in the state of Texas but it has to stay concealed. In other words, you could have it in your console, the driver side door pocket, under the seat. It just can't be on your person unless you have a ccl.

Not how the class instructor (Champion Firearms in College Station) explained in when I took the class in December, 2011. His explanation was that you couldn't have ANY weapon, not just a firearm - he specifically used a machete you'd been using to clear brush as an example. If it stayed on your back seat, it was a tool - but if you took it off the seat and struck someone with it, it became an illegal weapon in your car.

So how does that work with a rifle/shotgun in a pick-up truck gun rack?

[Yogimus]

Your FIRST line of defense is the gas pedal.

[Rod]

Not how the class instructor (Champion Firearms in College Station) explained in when I took the class in December, 2011. His explanation was that you couldn't have ANY weapon, not just a firearm - he specifically used a machete you'd been using to clear brush as an example. If it stayed on your back seat, it was a tool - but if you took it off the seat and struck someone with it, it became an illegal weapon in your car.

So how does that work with a rifle/shotgun in a pick-up truck gun rack?

Perfectly legal, as a matter of fact you could legally carry a loaded rifle or shotgun downtown in Texas.

Texas House Bill 1815 made it legal, with few restrictions, for a person to carry a concealed handgun in their vehicle without a permit. You must keep the handgun hidden from view and not be engaged in illegal activity to conceal a handgun in your vehicle in Texas.

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[martini]

Let's be clear, this type of stuff just doesn't happen in the south. Or really anywhere in flyover country. Part of that is because many down here are armed, but I think there could be more to it than just concealed carry.

[Weetabix]

Let's be clear, this type of stuff just doesn't happen in the south. Or really anywhere in flyover country. Part of that is because many down here are armed, but I think there could be more to it than just concealed carry.

I was dropping a cat off to be fixed at a clinic that has all the drop offs at one time and all the pick ups at another. Kind of like being at the barber waiting for a chair.

I told a lady, "Go ahead. You were here first."

She said, "No, actually you were outside talking to that other guy when I got here, so you were here first."

The lady sorting us out said, "I used to work at a clinic out east, and the people would be coming to blows right now trying to get in front of each other."

I think there's more to it than that we're armed. I think it's a cultural thing. I choose here.

[MarkD]

Let's be clear, this type of stuff just doesn't happen in the south. Or really anywhere in flyover country. Part of that is because many down here are armed, but I think there could be more to it than just concealed carry.

I was dropping a cat off to be fixed at a clinic that has all the drop offs at one time and all the pick ups at another. Kind of like being at the barber waiting for a chair.

I told a lady, "Go ahead. You were here first."

She said, "No, actually you were outside talking to that other guy when I got here, so you were here first."

The lady sorting us out said, "I used to work at a clinic out east, and the people would be coming to blows right now trying to get in front of each other."

I think there's more to it than that we're armed. I think it's a cultural thing. I choose here.

Definitely cultural. Last week my wife was visiting a friend in North Carolina, when she came back she said everyone there was so friendly. People would wave and say hello walking down the street, even if they didn't know you. Completely unlike the NYC/NJ area.

[martini]

Let's be clear, this type of stuff just doesn't happen in the south. Or really anywhere in flyover country. Part of that is because many down here are armed, but I think there could be more to it than just concealed carry.

I was dropping a cat off to be fixed at a clinic that has all the drop offs at one time and all the pick ups at another. Kind of like being at the barber waiting for a chair.

I told a lady, "Go ahead. You were here first."

She said, "No, actually you were outside talking to that other guy when I got here, so you were here first."

The lady sorting us out said, "I used to work at a clinic out east, and the people would be coming to blows right now trying to get in front of each other."

I think there's more to it than that we're armed. I think it's a cultural thing. I choose here.

Definitely cultural. Last week my wife was visiting a friend in North Carolina, when she came back she said everyone there was so friendly. People would wave and say hello walking down the street, even if they didn't know you. Completely unlike the NYC/NJ area.

Exactly! It doesn't hurt any that we typically shoot criminals here.
I think the whole biker thing would have ended with a bunch of shot bikers down here.

[Weetabix]

Exactly! It doesn't hurt any that we typically shoot criminals here.
I think the whole biker thing would have ended with a bunch of shot bikers down here.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.