Motorist Protection Act..Best kept secret in Texas

[USA1]

Interesting news piece on the MAP...

"It's probably the best kept secret in Texas that could provide you protection while you travel".

See article and video here ---> http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/news/po ... ur-vehicle" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[steve817]

In the article it says "4. The gun also must be in your name". If there is no gun registration in the state, how can the gun be in your name?

[terryg]

In the article it says "4. The gun also must be in your name". If there is no gun registration in the state, how can the gun be in your name?

Doh! Beat me to it. I love it when the reporters get it wrong.

[bigred90gt]

The article says the gun must be in your name. I'm wondering where that comes from, considering there is no registration in Texas.

[bigred90gt]

Well, I guess it took me 8 minutes to type that. lol

[USA1]

I knew y'all would catch that.

[jimlongley]

A couple of manufacturers offer "custom" serial numbers, maybe they mean that your name has to be on it.

Of course one could view it from a "Winnie the Pooh" point of view and keep it in a holster or box labeled "your name."

[cbr600]

It's only been 3 years since MPA went into effect. That's not enough time for the MSM to get the facts straight.

[chartreuse]

It's only been 3 years since MPA went into effect. That's not enough time for the MSM to get the facts straight.

Ain't that the truth!

[Charles L. Cotton]

Now that's funny. Apparently the reporter knew there were 4 "safe guards" and since he combined two into No. 2, he came up one short and had to wing it.

Chas.

[MoJo]

Well if your name is GUNther then "GUN" is in your name.

[jamisjockey]

When you run out of facts, just make something up!
TV continues to propogate the myth that guns are registered in all but the most restrictive loacles in the country. One of my favorite shows is NCIS, but it drives me insane when they talk about someone living in Virginia and automatically the gun is in some mythical registration database. And, pre Heller, they were acting like people in DC had guns registered to them, too. The whole reason Heller happened is because DC was refusing registrations.

[Purplehood]

This article implies that the MPA applies when travelling.

[chartreuse]

When you run out of facts, just make something up!
TV continues to propogate the myth that guns are registered in all but the most restrictive loacles in the country. One of my favorite shows is NCIS, but it drives me insane when they talk about someone living in Virginia and automatically the gun is in some mythical registration database. And, pre Heller, they were acting like people in DC had guns registered to them, too. The whole reason Heller happened is because DC was refusing registrations.

That's the nature of such shows, though - they bend the truth to keep the story moving along. It's like when they get DNA matches back in hours (rather than the days or weeks it would take in real life) or worse digital forensics (I've seen backlogs of close to a year for hard drives).

And that's OK, really, when it's fictional entertainment. I guess the question is, has the mainstream news media abandoned its mission to inform and explain and just become another form of entertainment, bringing viewer eyeballs to commercials with no concern for the facts?

[jimlongley]

When you run out of facts, just make something up!
TV continues to propogate the myth that guns are registered in all but the most restrictive loacles in the country. One of my favorite shows is NCIS, but it drives me insane when they talk about someone living in Virginia and automatically the gun is in some mythical registration database. And, pre Heller, they were acting like people in DC had guns registered to them, too. The whole reason Heller happened is because DC was refusing registrations.

That's the nature of such shows, though - they bend the truth to keep the story moving along. It's like when they get DNA matches back in hours (rather than the days or weeks it would take in real life) or worse digital forensics (I've seen backlogs of close to a year for hard drives).

And that's OK, really, when it's fictional entertainment. I guess the question is, has the mainstream news media abandoned its mission to inform and explain and just become another form of entertainment, bringing viewer eyeballs to commercials with no concern for the facts?

And the unlimited pixel resolution they get with parking lot security cameras.