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Frost wrote:

Liberty wrote:Is that what the law says? The wording of the laws seem to indicate that it is OK, although a reasonable argument can be made about the intent of the law.

(b) Section 46.02 does not apply to a person who:

(6) is carrying a concealed handgun and a valid license issued under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, to carry a concealed handgun of the same category as the handgun the person is carrying;

If you would like to be a test case that is up to you, but make sure you are carrying your gun and your license in addition to the illegal knife. I think it would be a really bad idea.[/quote]
I would never suggest or imply that carrying such things is a good idea, and I thought I was pretty clear on on that. But there are folks outright stating that a CHL doesn't cover the banned weapons. And that isn't true either. Ubfortunatly you left out the rest of my post that explained.

Liberty wrote: The real answer is that no one really knows. Know one will really know until it goes to court and gets appealed all the way to the top. Remember though Judges aren't selected because of their brilliance but because of who they know and how attractive they are to the voters. If the law was cut and dry we wouldn't have so many split decisions.
While I believe that it is perfectly legal for a CHL holder to carry these weapons, I would never trust my future and my savings to the whims of an LEO, the lawyers and Judges, because in reality once it goes into the legal system its a 'dice playing game' shoot. The only thing one could be sure about is that it is gonna cost a lot of money.

Even though I believe the law is pretty clear even winning this one is gonna cost a lot of money. Anyone carrying these blades and knives needs to understand that they are left to whims of the courts and they do not always see the law as it is plainly and clearly written.

atxgun wrote: Concealed Handgun License is just that. It does not permit you to carry clubs, illegal knives, etc. I think it is kind of stupid but that's how it works.

Is that what the law says? The wording of the laws seem to indicate that it is OK, although a reasonable argument can be made about the intent of the law.

The real answer is that no one really knows. Know one will really know until it goes to court and gets appealed all the way to the top. Remember though Judges aren't selected because of their brilliance but because of who they know and how attractive they are to the voters. If the law was cut and dry we wouldn't have so many split decisions.
While I believe that it is perfectly legal for a CHL holder to carry these weapons, I would never trust my future and my savings to the whims of an LEO, the lawyers and Judges, because in reality once it goes into the legal system its a 'dice playing game' shoot. The only thing one could be sure about is that it is gonna cost a lot of money.

Frost wrote:

Stupid wrote:Interesting. We could carry a gun legally but not a batrang? Doesn't make sense.

The plain language of the law conflicts with the legislative intent. Long story short: don't carry illegal knives, clubs ext. Its a handgun license not a weapons license.

I can't find any real documentation that the legislators didn't want CHL holders to be able to carry sharp objects as well as Handguns. I am pretty sure the way the law is worded they intentionally made an exception. It's pretty clearly written, and our legislators are pretty reasonably educated.