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12-13-2010, 06:50 AM
Want to carry bigger blades? Texas is prime candidate for knife law reform
By Kalyn Belsha
Published: 01:00 a.m., Sunday, December 12, 2010
In Texas, it's a misdemeanor offense to carry an illegal knife, which includes daggers, Bowie knives, swords, spears, throwing stars and any knife with a blade over 5 1/2 inches. Switchblade knives are illegal not only to carry, but to possess, sell or make.
But that could change if knife rights (http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=news&search=1&inlineLink=1&query=%22Knife+Rights%22) lobbyists - who've had major victories making knife laws less strict in New Hampshire and Arizona this year - roll back some the state's provisions they claim are out-dated and arbitrary.
To read the rest of the story click on the link below.
http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Want-to-carry-bigger-blades-Texas-is-prime-871616.php
Steve
By Kalyn Belsha
Published: 01:00 a.m., Sunday, December 12, 2010
In Texas, it's a misdemeanor offense to carry an illegal knife, which includes daggers, Bowie knives, swords, spears, throwing stars and any knife with a blade over 5 1/2 inches. Switchblade knives are illegal not only to carry, but to possess, sell or make.
But that could change if knife rights (http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=news&search=1&inlineLink=1&query=%22Knife+Rights%22) lobbyists - who've had major victories making knife laws less strict in New Hampshire and Arizona this year - roll back some the state's provisions they claim are out-dated and arbitrary.
To read the rest of the story click on the link below.
http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Want-to-carry-bigger-blades-Texas-is-prime-871616.php
Steve