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LedJedi wrote:speaking of knives,

what are the laws related to carrying a knife in texas? Anyone have a link they can point me to?

mainly interested in what / where you can carry and what is considered "concealed"... always wondered if a knife worn in an obvious sheath outside the belt was considered concealed. etc.

The only statewide restriction on carrying a knife is that you may not carry an "illegal knife" or "prohibited weapon". See PC 46.01 and 46.02 for details.

Beyond that, there is no restriction on type or method of carry.

Please note that there is no statewide preemption for knife carry. Some cities enact their own bans. San Antonio, for one, prohibits carrying any lock-blade knife.

Kevin

flintknapper wrote:I was most certainly contesting the idea that you WILL prevail against an attacker if you simply "keep your head" and have a gun.

Since that came from my post, let me re-state it thusly: "The only way you have a chance to prevail against a knife attacker is if you keep your head (and preferably have a gun)."

As you said, it's about attitude. There are no guarantees. A trained KF with a 1.5" Swiss Army pen knife can deliver disabling and fatal strikes. A lucky CHL with a .25 can deliver a single instantly fatal shot. Neither should be considered the norm, and no one should just "lay down and die" because they're faced with a knife, no more than they should when they're faced with a gun.

Kevin

As the old saying goes, you can always tell the winner of a knife fight: he's the one in Intensive Care. The loser is in the morgue.

Hollywood has had its effect on knife mythology the same way it has affected everything else. Good guys get shot ten times in the movies and keep on fighting, but a single knife wound is instantly fatal.

Truth is, face-to-face knife fighting is all about opening as many wounds as possibly, and hastening exsanguination. Some wounds count more than others; major arteries bleed faster.

If you're ever faced with a knife, here are some important things to remember:

1. You will get cut.
2. You will bleed more than you thought was humanly possible.
3. So long as you keep your head about you and bring a gun to the knife fight, you will survive.
4. Most fatal knife wounds allow several minutes of fighting/survival time.
5. Stop the fight, then stop the bleeding.

Kevin