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drjoker wrote:There are no restrictions on how to carry long guns in Texas.
drjoker wrote:Perfectly legal in the great state of Texas. There are no restrictions on how to carry long guns in Texas. You don't need to have a CHL to conceal carry a rifle in Texas. Just be careful to keep that itchy finger off the trigger....AJ80 wrote:Would that even be legal?DoubleJ wrote:shoulda had a cover sniper in an overwatch position....
Before there were CHLs, a friend wanted to buy a car with cash once. He met the seller from a classified ad in the parking lot of a supermarket. I sat in my pickup about 50 ft away with an AK. The seller didn't even notice that I was there. Transaction went down without a hitch. This is a lot more common than you think. When done right, the other party shouldn't even notice the rifleman watching the transaction. You might have taken part in a few transactions with a "sniper" (50 ft is not really sniping distance) watching without even knowing. Just have your pickup/car heavily tinted and park with the passenger side facing the transaction (driver's side has lighter tint by law).
seamusTX wrote:Online ads are more readily searchable over a greater area.
- Jim
seamusTX wrote:In Manhattan, New York, this week, a man advertised a BMW for sale online (on cars.com, not Craigslist). He met a prospective "buyer." The seller was later found in the trunk of the car, stabbed and severely injured, after the car crashed into a taxi and the driver-buyer fled.
A convicted felon with a penchant for stealing BMWs is suspected and sought by police.
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Look at this guy's mug shot.
This robbery shows signs of obsessive-compulsive behavior bordering on insanity. The thief got himself into an aggravated felony that may yet turn into capital murder. He wrecked the car he was trying to steal, and the police know who he is and where to look for him.
The moral of the story being not to assume that criminals are deterred by circumstances that a reasonable person would consider a deterrent.
No way am I ever going to sell anything that way.
- Jim
phrogg wrote: 4) If its a large transaction (over $500) then I'll bring another CHL with me and potentially call up an LEO friend to see where they are hanging out and meet up there.
