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Here in Texas, the law does give the right to defend property with deadly force[1]. And lots of people have guns. We are the #1 state on the list of gun ownersh

Here in Texas, the law does give the right to defend property with deadly force[1]. And lots of people have guns. We are the #1 state on the list of gun ownership[2]. And catalytic converter theft is still very common. We are the #2 state on the list of catalytic converter thefts per 100k automobiles[3]. --- [1] https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.9.htm https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.9.htm [2] https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/gun-ownership-rates-by-state/52/ https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/gun-ownership-rates-by-stat... [3] https://www.beenverified.com/data-analysis/catalytic-converter-theft-state-rankings/ https://www.beenverified.com/data-analysis/catalytic-convert...

svnpenn 4y ago
Texas has more than double the licenses of even the second place state (Florida).
- comex 4y ago
  Do you mean driver’s licenses? That doesn’t seem relevant if the figure is thefts per 100k automobiles.
  - svnpenn 4y ago
    https://cbsnews.com/pictures/gun-ownership-rates-by-state/52 https://cbsnews.com/pictures/gun-ownership-rates-by-state/52
  - dylan604 4y ago
    Since the conversation was about gun ownership, I read it as CCL conceal&carry license
userbinator 4y ago
I wonder if that's related in any way to it also relatively common to straight-pipe in Texas.
- Melting_Harps 4y ago
  > I wonder if that's related in any way to it also relatively common to straight-pipe in Texas. No emissions, low state taxes, low fuel price, and abysmally little to no self awareness about climate change is a better explanation. FL is still the best way to get around smog stuff in the US because of inherit corruption, you an register anything if you have the money: see Motorex sandal And tis is despite Hawaii being closer to Japan and also not having emissions and regular departures to Long Beach.
  - dylan604 4y ago
    >No emissions, Growing up, we used to take the car for a run up/down the highway for a bit to "burn things off" before getting an inspection. There were also places you could go "outside of town" that did not do emissions testings. That was 30 years ago though. I thought all inspections required emissions testing now. Is it still not enforced outside of town? Of course, finding the guy to pay off is always going to be available for skirting the reqs.
    - scarecrowbob 4y ago
      It varies by county. I sold a truck that I couldn't get inspected in Travis county (because of a sensor code that indicated misfires on start) to a buddy up in Lubbock, and it inspected just fine up there.
      - Melting_Harps 4y ago
        > It varies by county. As in most of the US that have them barring California, which is Universal and why the BAR and OEMS has a 49 +1 system specifically for California, hence why the Prius was made for the California market yet suffering the most from this is ironic. This what I found on emission on TX by county [0], and it looks a lot like Organ in that most don't do it except major metro areas. 0: https://www.emissions.org/loc/texas-emissions-testing/#counties https://www.emissions.org/loc/texas-emissions-testing/#count...
    - 4y ago

svnpenn 4y ago

Texas has more than double the licenses of even the second place state (Florida).

comex 4y ago
Do you mean driver’s licenses? That doesn’t seem relevant if the figure is thefts per 100k automobiles.
- svnpenn 4y ago
  https://cbsnews.com/pictures/gun-ownership-rates-by-state/52 https://cbsnews.com/pictures/gun-ownership-rates-by-state/52
- dylan604 4y ago
  Since the conversation was about gun ownership, I read it as CCL conceal&carry license

userbinator 4y ago

I wonder if that's related in any way to it also relatively common to straight-pipe in Texas.

Melting_Harps 4y ago
> I wonder if that's related in any way to it also relatively common to straight-pipe in Texas. No emissions, low state taxes, low fuel price, and abysmally little to no self awareness about climate change is a better explanation. FL is still the best way to get around smog stuff in the US because of inherit corruption, you an register anything if you have the money: see Motorex sandal And tis is despite Hawaii being closer to Japan and also not having emissions and regular departures to Long Beach.
- dylan604 4y ago
  >No emissions, Growing up, we used to take the car for a run up/down the highway for a bit to "burn things off" before getting an inspection. There were also places you could go "outside of town" that did not do emissions testings. That was 30 years ago though. I thought all inspections required emissions testing now. Is it still not enforced outside of town? Of course, finding the guy to pay off is always going to be available for skirting the reqs.
  - scarecrowbob 4y ago
    It varies by county. I sold a truck that I couldn't get inspected in Travis county (because of a sensor code that indicated misfires on start) to a buddy up in Lubbock, and it inspected just fine up there.
    - Melting_Harps 4y ago
      > It varies by county. As in most of the US that have them barring California, which is Universal and why the BAR and OEMS has a 49 +1 system specifically for California, hence why the Prius was made for the California market yet suffering the most from this is ironic. This what I found on emission on TX by county [0], and it looks a lot like Organ in that most don't do it except major metro areas. 0: https://www.emissions.org/loc/texas-emissions-testing/#counties https://www.emissions.org/loc/texas-emissions-testing/#count...
  - 4y ago