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 Lee Greenwood could not be reached for comment.
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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..
Quit worrying, hide your gun well, shut up, and CARRY that handgun!
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