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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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[–] pemptago@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 months ago (5 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

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 7 points 2 months ago (4 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.

[–] adavis@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

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

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