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Vibrator’s are illegal in Texas

Under a 1973 Texas law, it is prohibited the sale of ““Obscene device[s]” mean[ing] a device including a dildo or artificial vagina, designed or marketed as useful primarily for the stimulation of human genital organs.“. People have been arrested recently, most notably a store clerk in Lubbock, TX in 2007 & Burleson in 2004.

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  • They get around it though by saying they are for novelty or educational purposes and not meant for sexual gratification.

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    Thomas

    September 6, 2008

  • That aint jus stoopid. That is dawn rite ritarded

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    Gertrude

    November 24, 2008

  • machine guns ok, dildos no way, what a bunch of morons. dildos can be fun too

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    Matt Reply:

    to Walter……”machine guns ok,”

    Machine guns, or fully automatic firearms ARE NOT legal anyplace in the country unless you have a Federal permit (which few have), and costs several thousand dollars a year to have, extensive background checks, and severe scrutiny to obtain. Since 1934, there have been ONLY (2) known homicides involving the 240,000 legally owned full-auto “machine guns” in the USA.

    http://www.guncite.com/gun_control_gcfullau.html

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    walter

    February 3, 2009

  • That is ridiculous! Would you rather make love or shoot somebody?

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    Matt Reply:

    thats a tough question, sometimes its a close call

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    Gina

    February 14, 2009

  • The Christian Right is neither Christian nor right.

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    Cal Jennings

    March 21, 2009

  • Land of the free huh?

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    Matt Reply:

    land of the christian free. religion does this to people

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    Stig2k

    September 5, 2009

  • That’s what y’all get when you keep electing the same morons and morons with the same last names to the legislatures. Not to mention that the Texas legislators were caught cheating when they passed laws. Go to the you tube and look up Texas legislators caught cheating.

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    wisdomseeker

    September 29, 2009

  • geta real man ladies

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    dbah

    January 17, 2010

  • dang i guess i have to throw mine away

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    ball

    March 4, 2010

  • this law was overturned in 2008

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    Kraki

    April 10, 2010

  • or rather, it was deemed unconstitutional by the Texas Supreme Court.

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    Kraki

    April 10, 2010

  • maybe you shouldnt carry your dildo and your machine gun at the same time!The christians are not the cause for the neanderthal mentality of human beings,anyone who supposes this idea is a pseudointellectual.www.intelligentdesign.org…I hate this damn (google: NSA brain implants).www.US-government-torture.com

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    jason

    July 22, 2010

  • umm… yea… not 2 sure about tht 1? u eva been 2 tx? not many abide by tht 1

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    me myself and i

    October 24, 2010

  • “A federal appeals court has overturned a Texas statute outlawing sex toy sales, essentially leaving Alabama as the only state with such a ban.

    The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Texas law making it illegal to sell or promote obscene devices, punishable by up to two years in jail, violated the Constitution’s 14th Amendment on the right to privacy.

    Companies that own Dreamer’s and Le Rouge Boutique, which sell the devices in its Austin, Texas, stores, and the retail distributor Adam & Eve, sued in Austin federal court in 2004 over the constitutionality of the law. They appealed after a federal judge dismissed the suit and said the Constitution did not protect their right to publicly promote such devices.”
    http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202904864073

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    LongArmOfTheLaw

    October 28, 2010

  • oops… forgot the date of the article:

    5th Circuit Overturns Texas Sex Toys Ban
    Angela K. Brown
    The Associated Press
    February 14, 2008

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    LongArmOfTheLaw

    October 28, 2010

  • I live in Texas and I used to run several Adult Video Stores.

    This law was overturned in 2008 but at one time, people can only own 2 vibrators or those dildos that look like realistic replicas of a man’s penis. They couldn’t be advertised as as Sex Toy when they were placed on sale; they had to be advertised as a Novelty. Also, only licensed doctors could own more than 2. It also varied from county to county; for example, in Harris County (Houston), you could buy vibrators but not realistic penis dildo replicas. Like I said, the law has changed and you can pretty much buy them anywhere in Texas and own more than 2.

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    JohnDoes

    November 16, 2010

  • really?? what kinda law is that?!?

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    naynay

    December 10, 2010

  • mann my husband can not work it good. He doesnt make the big moment seem big maybe i should put him on viagra. But my vibrater is purple with sparkles. Who wants to sticc it up my whole for me? my # (978) 387-9876

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    tenna wilson

    February 14, 2011

  • must not be in affect because I just tried to buy 1 for my girl and trojan does not allow shipment or sale to TX. which is disappointing …..

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    klownin_around

    October 27, 2011

  • TO: Klownin_around – try Adam and Eve or TLA Video or Falcon Studios/Videos – they ship to Texas

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    JohnDoes

    November 1, 2011

  • @NayNay who asks what kind of law is that; it’s all here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_obscenity_statute and the law has now been struck down as unconstitutional so you can now legally buy sex toys in Texas

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    JohnDoes

    November 1, 2011

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