Can you say “Statist Bastards”?

It rhymes with “BATFE” and “Austin PD”.

Via the Old Furt we have this little bit of statist thuggery, in which a Texas gun show operator kunckles under to the Austin PD and the BATFE-I-O’s order that no one can sell at a gun show without an FFL.

Considering that face-to-face firearms transactions between private parties are legal in Texas, I hope that our brothers and sisters in arms in that state can get some answers. Those of us not in Texas are very curious. At the very least, David Codrea is on the case, so it isn’t going to be easily forgotten–or ignored by TPTB.

And besides–what will happen to all the beef jerky vendors if this is enforced? Oh, the huge manatee!