Everything's Bigger in Texas... Including the Idiots

Bush neighbor takes aim at 'doves'
Shotgun blasts startle anti-war protesters

CNN is running the above article about one of President Bush's neighbors who fired off a few shotgun blasts to intimidate the group of protestors that have been hanging around his property.

Not that I don't understand the guys frustration, but gunfire seems a little much.

What struck me most about the article, though, were these two quotes that, to me, indicate a fairly significant problem with Texas state laws concerning firearms:

"Asked if there was an underlying message to the shots, which he fired harmlessly into the air, Mattlage told a reporter, "Figure it out for yourself.""

And:

"McLennan County Sheriff Larry Lynch said Mattlage had broken no laws."