Texas Gov. Perry Signs Knife Rights Switchblade Ban Repeal

Great news! Mr. Ritter, thank you and Kniferights for all your hard work in my home state. Will spread the news.
 
Is he going to allow Texans to have a Bowie knife? Believe it or not, that is illegal in Texas. So is possession of a machete. I'm sure those laws are selectively enforced. Nevertheless, they are on the books.
 
henryhide said:
Is he going to allow Texans to have a Bowie knife? Believe it or not, that is illegal in Texas. So is possession of a machete. I'm sure those laws are selectively enforced. Nevertheless, they are on the books.
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They're just illegal to carry in public. If you are camping or hunting we can carry them while engaged in that activity. Or if in costume for a historical re-enactment type deal.

Hopefully, in 2015, at the next legislative session, Doug and Knife Rights can lead the charge and get pre-emption passed and maybe the length limits/illegal knife type laws changed, as well. They will need all the help they can get.

Regardless of what state you are in, join Knife Rights to help them. They are working to change knife laws elsewhere as well, not just Texas.
 
That's AWESOME! Great work Doug and Knife Rights! Now move one state north and do the same thing for Oklahoma!

I always thought these rules about autos were silly anyway. Anybody who has ever seen a manual flipper with IKBS or similar deploy should know that a manual can deploy just about as fast. I can carry a flipper with a four inch blade here with zero problems, but a little California legal auto would get me fined.

Just silly.
 
henryhide said:
Is he going to allow Texans to have a Bowie knife? Believe it or not, that is illegal in Texas. So is possession of a machete. I'm sure those laws are selectively enforced. Nevertheless, they are on the books.
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No, possession of a machete is NOT illegal in Texas(hell, you can find them hanging in the camping section at any Walmart), nor is a Bowie knife. You just can't walk down the street with one on your hip. You can possess and carry them on your own property 24/7 if you like, and you can likewise carry them when you're hunting, camping, or otherwise doing "outdoors" activity where those items might be used.

And nice work guys, I haven't really seen an auto or a balisong that I was actually interested in carrying, but it's nice to know that if I do I will be able to now.
 
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I find this somewhat interesting. I've never had much interest in autos but now I'll have to buy at least one just to play with.

I would much rather have seen preemption pass but that can be tried in the future.

Our newspaper had a list of things that Perry veto'd. Even though our newspaper is not as liberal as some, maybe the criticism by the newspaper is evidence that the governor did good.
 
The dumbest knife law is still San Antonio's ban on locking folders if we could get preemption to pass then I could carry what I want without possible problems. Hopefully we can get it done in 2015.
 
Excellent. The next step is to get the stupid 1850's 5.5 inch blade law repealed.
 
Finally! I can't wait to start my collection. My first one will be the HK14101, tanto blade.

Does anybody know if there are any local restrictions in either Houston or Harris County?
 
Correction: HK MP5 tanto auto knife. The HK 14101 is a fixed blade I just bought.
 
Nice! I've been looking for a reason to own an auto for a while now. Still no real reason but "because I can" works for me.
 
I don't get why they're legal to carry. What purpose does having an automatic knife serve (other than as a collectible)?
 
cujobob said:
I don't get why they're legal to carry. What purpose does having an automatic knife serve (other than as a collectible)?
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They serve the same purpose as any other knife does. Why SHOULDN'T they be legal to carry, it's just a different opening system. Some knives have thumbstuds, some have assisted openings, some have opening holes, some are autos.
 
cujobob said:
I don't get why they're legal to carry. What purpose does having an automatic knife serve (other than as a collectible)?
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Should have never been illegal in the first place. If it wasn't for senator Estes Kefauver showboating in the Senate with a huge display style stilletto, mis-representing them as the type gangs used, they would have never been illegal.
 
For many tasks, they allow safer, faster performance of the task. Example - hunched over in a crushed vehicle working to extricate a patient and you need to cut "something"... seat belt, wires under the dash, purse strap, cables, clothing on projections. I've had'em all.

My preferred knife, a usable length fixed blade will hang up on "stuff", making entry and exit more difficult and it hard to resheath in THAT environment. Any "normal" folder is difficult, if not impossible to open while wearing heavy, leather bunker gloves. While "too large" for my daily carrying, it's relatively large size makes it easier to handle in gloves, and I can slip the lock and deploy the blade while wearing bulky gloves as well. I can close it one-handed and drop it into a bunker coat pocket without looking.

I don't carry one for daily personal use, but it is attached to my duty gear-belt for daily use.
 
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