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- Wed Oct 03, 2012 11:17 am
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Texas knife law applying to carrying knives.
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Re: Texas knife law applying to carrying knives.
Thanks for the responses. I didn't think I was alone in finding the knife carrying laws to be a bit nuts.
- Thu Sep 13, 2012 7:14 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Texas knife law applying to carrying knives.
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Texas knife law applying to carrying knives.
I have always carried a knife, but hadn't really read the law till after my CHL class. It's honestly pretty nuts and the way they went about trying to outlaw switch blades and bailsongs is way out there. For one thing I don't think the type of knife matters if someone is sticking you up with one kitchen knife, Swiss army knife, or switch blade is irrelevant. Likewise it doesn't matter to me if they are using any type of knife legally etc.
“Switchblade knife” means any knife that has a blade that folds, closes, or retracts into the handle or sheath, and that:
(A) opens automatically by pressure applied to a button or other device located on the handle; or
(B) opens or releases a blade from the handle or sheath by the force of gravity or by the application of centrifugal force.
The biggest issue I have is the part about centrifugal force. For one what does it matter to start with, but more importantly I personally don't activate a bailsong like that. I open a bailsong the same way I open a single blade folder; by holding the handle and quickly pushing out then pulling back. That applies for both my assisted opening and completely manual folders. I don't operate them by pushing on the knob on the blade. So, by definition every knife I own could be considered a switch blade or not based on how I operate them. They have gone after people possessing bailsongs using that definition what's to stop them going after people using folders? I just wanted to see what some of y'all think.
“Switchblade knife” means any knife that has a blade that folds, closes, or retracts into the handle or sheath, and that:
(A) opens automatically by pressure applied to a button or other device located on the handle; or
(B) opens or releases a blade from the handle or sheath by the force of gravity or by the application of centrifugal force.
The biggest issue I have is the part about centrifugal force. For one what does it matter to start with, but more importantly I personally don't activate a bailsong like that. I open a bailsong the same way I open a single blade folder; by holding the handle and quickly pushing out then pulling back. That applies for both my assisted opening and completely manual folders. I don't operate them by pushing on the knob on the blade. So, by definition every knife I own could be considered a switch blade or not based on how I operate them. They have gone after people possessing bailsongs using that definition what's to stop them going after people using folders? I just wanted to see what some of y'all think.