These 23 Things Are Legal in the United States, and They're Quite Shocking

There are no laws in Mississippi that prevent the possession or consumption of alcohol while driving, because Mississippi.

As long as your tank has rubber tires and has all the right mirrors and lights and what not, you're totally clear to drive it anywhere you want. This might explain the Hummer.

In Florida you can shoot small arms in your backyard, but can't shoot over a house that is occupied or on a public street.

Once you get permission from the aeronautics division of the Department of Commerce, you are free to fire a missile in the state of South Carolina.

While it's risky in most casinos, it's technically not illegal.

Dangerous? Sure. Legal? In nine states.

19 states still allow corporal punishment in school.

Only three states have laws against women being topless; Utah, Indian and Tennessee. Some other cities across the country have passed ordinances that block toplessness, although there is some question about their legality.

There are actually a lot of states where you can ride in the back of a pickup legally (that doesn't mean it's smart...). Those states include Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming

There are four people who identify as Pastafarian who have fought for their right to wear the colander on their head in their driver's license picture, because it's considered a religious garment.

It's actually legal to drive barefoot in all 50 states. That said, if you're in an accident while driving barefoot, and the police determine that somehow contributed to the accident, you could get an additional fine for negligent driving.

Only 10 states have outlawed purchasing flamethrowers.

While you might end up losing some friends, there are no laws in Georgia that say you can't send people unwanted pictures of your dick.

Specifically your first cousin. There are 11 states where you totally marry them.

More than a dozen states say it's totally fine for you to fuck an animal.

The Massachusetts State Supreme Judicial Court ruled it's not illegal for parents to give alcohol to their own children in their home.

West Virginia has no laws that outlaw what many people agree is one of the most dangerous things you can do while driving.

Texas, California and Washington are three of the only states that have decided you cannot collect roadkill to serve as food. Just watch out anywhere else you go, you never know where that food came from.

A lot of states only require one person (aka you) to know the conversation is being recorded.

While technically there's no specific law against cannibalism, anyone who actually eats human flesh is probably going to be charged with murder, desecration of corpses and necrophilia.

According to a spokesman for the Bellevue, Washington police department, some states do have laws about being a cool dude at night* but Washington state isn't one of them.

*Wearing sunglasses automatically makes you a cool dude.

You can pass a car in front of you even if you're at a double yellow line in Vermont, unless there's a sign that specifically says otherwise.

There are actually still 29 states in the U.S. where you can be fired just for being gay. There are also 34 states where you can fire someone for being transgender.