Another "win" for open carry laws

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Another "win" for open carry laws

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So although Texans will be allowed to walk down the street carrying a katana, it's illegal to take blades exceeding 5.5 inches to the following places:

• Bars and restaurants that derive 51% or more of their income from the sale or service of alcoholic beverages for on-premise consumption.

• Schools and universities.

• Polling places.

• Secure areas of airports.

• Racetracks.

• High school, collegiate or professional sporting events (unless the person is a participant in the event and a location-restricted knife is used in the event).

• Correctional facilities.

• Hospitals, nursing homes and mental hospitals (unless written authorization is given).

• Amusement parks.

• Churches, synagogues or other established places of religious worship. Also, people under age 18 will not be allowed to carry such blades if not directly supervised by a parent or guardian.

Violating the law could result in a third-degree felony charge, punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a maximum $10,000 fine.
Awesome! You can carry long sharp pointy widgets while you walk to your grandmother's house (if you're not going past a bar, hospital, church, etc). But nowhere where people actually might be. #WinningByConcedingThePremise
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Re: Another "win" for open carry laws

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I don't think too many states have passed preemption laws that strike down local ordinances. So, they are more of a legal quagmire (Giggity giggity goo!) than firearms regulations, in some ways.

I believe it was a Texas court that ruled assist-opening folders to be in the same category as "automatic" knives.
I put that in quotes because they are really semiautomatic, since they only open/close ONCE with each press of the trigger..
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