In Texas, it's against the law for anyone to have a pair of pliers in his or her possession.
2007-07-06 12:27:28 · 15 answers · asked by 0919510 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
No, but close.
According to the Texas State Constitution it is illegal to carry a pair of wire cutters in your pocket. Of course there is also a requirement of having spittoons every 50 feet on main street.
The Texas Constitution was written after the Civil War, part of the peace was that all the Southern States had to do so. This was the period of the Wild West and the Range Wars with people like Billy the Kid were the problems of the day. So the people who wrote it only took that in mind.
Once a law is written it is very hard to unwritten it. There have been several attempts to rewrite the Texas State Constitution, but they failed to get a 2/3's majority to agree on anything. So Texas uses the body of laws published after the Constitution was created and Federal Laws.
Texas isn't unique in this problem there are other states with other strange laws one state has even made it illegal to use any position but the missionary position for sex. Clearly that is not enforced, and is not relevant today.
2007-07-06 13:19:37 · answer #1 · answered by Dan S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you were walking down the street at 3 am carrying around pliers, screwdrivers, or any tool commonly used to commit burglaries that you could get arrested and charged with Possession of Burglary Tools. They would have to be able to prove intent to use them as such, however.
2007-07-06 13:13:46 · answer #2 · answered by heyubuzzme 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've never heard of that! i've lived in texas all my life, there are plenty of BS laws but i don't think that thats true! if that was the case then how could stores sell pliers? texas does have the longest state constitution of any state, tons of small stupid laws!
2007-07-06 12:30:53 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it's true. It's an old, archaic law that was never repealed. It's not enforced. Texas has a ton of these silly laws.
2007-07-06 12:46:35 · answer #4 · answered by Tom Barrister 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i sereously doubt it. Then there would be arrest all over the place they are tools to fix things not tools of torcher though they could be they wouldnt ban the or make them against the law
2007-07-06 12:31:28 · answer #5 · answered by littlehildy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes It's True
2007-07-06 12:29:45 · answer #6 · answered by m_soulliere 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes...yes it is. You have to have a concealed pliers license to have one. So how are things in Arkansas?
2007-07-06 12:31:05 · answer #7 · answered by Chuck J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. I was a mechanic in Texas.
2007-07-06 12:31:06 · answer #8 · answered by adrianne 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no way dummy.. you can have a gun in texas all day long while shopping with mother..
2007-07-06 12:30:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm, I would have to say FALSE, else I'm a multiple felon!
2007-07-06 12:29:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋