Knife Rights' Texas Knife Law Preemption Bill Signed by Governor

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Texas Governor Abbott has signed Knife Rights' Knife Law Preemption bill, HB 905, which repeals local ordinances more restrictive than state law and ensures that the repeal of the Texas ban on switchblade (automatic) knives that Knife Rights passed last session will now be the law throughout Texas.

The new law goes into effect September 1. Texans should note that until the new law is in effect, they can still be charged with violations under existing law.

The two Texas cities that made Knife Rights' 10 Worst Anti-Knife Cities in America list for 2014, San Antonio at number four and Corpus Christi at number nine, will now be taken off that list on September 1.

Knife Law Preemption is our most important legislative effort and the foundation for ensuring all citizens enjoy any gains we make repealing knife bans. Preemption repeals and prevents local ordinances more restrictive than state law which only serve to confuse or entrap law-abiding citizens traveling within or through the state. Preemption ensures citizens can expect consistent enforcement of state knife laws everywhere in the state.

Knife Rights passed the nation's first Knife Law Preemption bill in Arizona in 2010 and has since passed preemption bills in Alaska, Georgia, Kansas, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and Utah.



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heres to hoping this trend continues onto Virginia. Knife laws here cost me a new 581 Barrage. Cop confiscated it because it was a "switchblade". Im sure same said cop doesnt leave home without that 581 on him and bet he smirks with a chuckle every time he uses it. Hope youre enjoying your free $200 "switchblade" a**hole! Knife rights for Virginia!!
 
AntDog said:
Excellent! What about HB3884?
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Unfortunately, Knife Rights' Comprehensive Knife Ban Repeal bill, HB 3884, that would have repealed the remaining "illegal knives" in Texas statute failed to be voted on by deadline in the Senate.

HB 3884 was passed by the House unanimously and passed out of Chairman Whitmire's Senate Criminal Justice committee unanimously, and placed on the Local and Uncontested Calendar. Then Sen. Whitmire, who sponsored HB 3884 for us in the Senate, quietly and inexplicably yanked the bill from the Local and Uncontested Calendar without notice in an apparent last-minute political spat with our primary bill sponsor having nothing to do with our bill.

We are extremely disappointed by Chairman Whitmire's disregard for his constituents in Texas who will continue to deal with Texas' irrational knife restrictions. We will be back again to get these archaic restrictions repealed in the next session (2 years), in the meantime Texas will remain far less free than their reputation suggests.
 
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