I suppose it was inevitable this thread would become a discussion of pRon. To clear up the confusion here is my understanding of it:
About the only "right" we have specifically mentioned in the constitution is free trade across state lines. Thus if something is legal to own in one state it's legal everywhere. This is why the gun laws had to be agreed across the country. All the states outlawed X but not the territories. Technically anyone SELLING it in the states can be charged. Owning it your protected.
With regards to lesser classified material each state has a slightly different wording to the laws so a magazine that is regarded suitable for open display in NSW has to be in a bag in QLD or is only available legally by mailorder in WA. Penthouse is a good example. Back in the old days when people still bothered to enforce these stupid laws they were publishing something like 5 or 6 different versions of the magazine including the mail only black label. Each was suitably edited to exclude anything not allowed in this state or that.
Now of course no one but religeous fanatics care and the police have better things to do than bush servos and adult shops...until today tonight do an "expose" of course...
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