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Texas Prevents People From Owning More Than 6 Dildos. Now Lawmakers Want to Ban Sex Toys at Walmart. (www.xatakaon.com)
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

For those curious to read the penile penal code see 43.23(f): https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.43.htm#43.23

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago (2 children)

That's interesting:

(f) A person who possesses six or more obscene devices or identical or similar obscene articles is presumed to possess them with intent to promote the same.

So it's not just 6 obscene devices, you could have two Rampant Rabbits and break the law. I assume a double-ended dildo counts as one obscene device unless they can be disengaged to make two identical ones.

"Obscene devices" is rather a loose term too. The kinky are likely to have quite a few knocking about but for personal use only.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago (2 children)

They define them in 43.21(7), albeit, still quite loosely:

(7) "Obscene device" means a device including a dildo or artificial vagina, designed or marketed as useful primarily for the stimulation of human genital organs.

So maybe a devices like the magic wand is in the clear since it's marketed as a massager. I wonder if a vibrator could simply be repackaged and marketed as a massager, as well.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

They often are.

Interestingly, it doesn't include butt plugs - Republicans must love those, also penis cages and cock rings.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

Possession with Intent to Distribute ?

I mean is a weapon of Mass Distraction ?

What is this law ???

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

For the double, if it counts as two when split it'd be illegal because two identical devices