There’s big news from Texas. Criminals beware, baddies are quaking, because in the Lone Star State, the big guns are coming out. Literally. Because bizarrely, Texas is one of only four states in the US where carrying a handgun openly is currently illegal, and has been for over a century. And this ‘blatant crime against the second amendment’ is to be righted. Texans can carry guns. Yee-haah.

What’s less ‘yee-haah’ though, when I read this, is that although guns can still be banned in private colleges, State colleges won’t have such a power and will have to establish ‘gun free areas’. Presumably places where kids are encouraged only to stab each other. Possibly use flame-throwers.

Ok, arm kids with guns… hmmmm… that’s worked well in the past, yup. And shooting people generally has been pretty effective recently, even by the police with their seemingly random killing policy against black people which has caused a riot or two. Oddly, its only ‘handguns’ that have been subject to this ban. Its always been fine to pop into Sainsburys in Dallas carrying an M16, a shotgun or a hunting rifle. Obviously. Its only pistols that have not been allowed. Probably deemed ‘too small for Texans’.

Guns are not a deterrent. They are very bad things that kill people. Quite often the wrong people.

Meanwhile back in the real world. Ok, Canada, almost the real world. There’s the answer to my dreams. In theory. There’s the end to the ‘summer of discontent’ in which there’s no World Cup, no European Championships, no nuffink. Because over there in the frozen north bit of the Americas (and Canadas) they’re playing the World Cup for Gels. The Women’s finals. Which should fill me with joy and pleasure and love for all mankind. Or womankind. But it don’t. Even though 2 of my absolute favourite things are women and football, the two don’t go together. A bit like drinking and driving. Wonderful things but not necessarily at the same time. Except in Scotland. Or having sex and going to church. Great events, don’t particularly combine very well. Unless you’re a certain type of priest.

So women and football. But I’m not a sodding dinosaur, like Sepp Blatter, who’s pre-historic (certainly pre-feministic) views were aired that women footballers should have tighter shorts and lower cut tops. What a throw-back that man was. I think they should play in bikinis. Or thongs, like they do on Copacabana beach. Less passing, more jiggling.

Yet the outcome is the same. England lose the first match. 1-0 to the bloody French. At least the French girls had the decency to score with their feet. Unlike cheating French bastard Thierry Henry. Who didn’t.

Oh well, happy Wednesday

A xxxx