Texas Soon To Allow Open Carry Of Swords

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Open carry swords come to Texas on Sept 1

If you live in Texas, rejoice: Gov. Greg Abbott has signed House Bill 1935, which, from September 1, will safeguard your right to openly carry a sword, dagger or knife, though not into "schools, colleges, churches and bars."

http://boingboing.net/2017/07/14/boffers-rejoice.html

 

[namedpipes]

It's about time.

 

[Spanz]

could be pretty useful in a SHTF situation...

 

[Chevy 2 65]

OK

 

[SpaceCritter]

Funny - I was over Ron Kosakowski's (he's the proprietor of: https://www.traditionalfilipinoweapons.com/ ) yesterday and he brought this up. I said, "Good." I guess he was disappointed my reaction wasn't more animated.

Anyway, it led to a discussion of stupid blade laws generally.

 

[Obie1]

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[ogre11rugby]

The Highlander will no longer have to conceal his sword in a trench coat.

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[Oldarmy]

I'm more of a claymore guy myself.

 

[exo]

So wait, Texas recently made it legal to carry concealed firearms at colleges, but with this law you can't open carry a sword at a college?

 

[LoginName]

Will people never learn, swords are not to be ****ed around with.

(NSFW... language)

 

[GaryO]

Gtg

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[Al-Jim19]

I think Texas had a law which forbade carrying blades over 4" or something. It's my guess this legislation just removes a blade length limit. Of course a headline which said that isn't interesting, but focusing on the fact that you could carry a sword if you wanted is what draws attention...

God forbid fishermen are allowed to bring their 6" fillet knives in the tackle box..

 

[In God We Trust]

You can carry a sword in MA also as long as it isn't double edged and doesn't violate a town ordinance. I occasionally see a weird kid walking through downtown Ayer with a katana on his belt.

By the way, swords are really dangerous to mess with without proper training. Even with training things can go wrong.

 

[EddieZoom]

Texas = America

 

[GaryO]

You can carry a sword in MA also as long as it isn't double edged and doesn't violate a town ordinance. I occasionally see a weird kid walking through downtown Ayer with a katana on his belt.

By the way, swords are really dangerous to mess with without proper training. Even with training things can go wrong.

C'mon, what's the worst thing that could happen?
Never mind

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[In God We Trust]

C'mon, what's the worst thing that could happen?
Never mind

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Jeezus. Exactly that! Stick to knives and leave swords for the ninjas

 

[SpaceCritter]

(Sigh.) If you're doing something stupid with a weapon, you're going to get tagged with Doing Something Stupid With A Weapon. And in most places, under the law, a rolling pin, a banana, or even a My Little Pony doll could be considered a weapon if it was wielded with intent to harm. The arbitrary blade length, this-feature-or-that-feature prior restraint laws really need to go.

 

[namedpipes]

You can carry a sword in MA also as long as it isn't double edged and doesn't violate a town ordinance. I occasionally see a weird kid walking through downtown Ayer with a katana on his belt.

By the way, swords are really dangerous to mess with without proper training. Even with training things can go wrong.

Aren't they SUPPOSED to be dangerous?

 

[PATRON]

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IT WILL KILL.

 

[KBCraig]

I think Texas had a law which forbade carrying blades over 4" or something. It's my guess this legislation just removes a blade length limit. Of course a headline which said that isn't interesting, but focusing on the fact that you could carry a sword if you wanted is what draws attention...

God forbid fishermen are allowed to bring their 6" fillet knives in the tackle box..

The previous law declared any knife with a blade over 5.5" to be an "illegal knife", along with "hand instrument designed to cut or stab another by being thrown; dagger, including but not limited to a dirk, stiletto, and poniard; bowie knife; sword; or spear." These items weren't illegal to buy, sell, or own, but they were illegal to carry.

Yes, that 6" fillet knife in the tackle box has always been illegal in Texas, the same as a machete or weed hook or any other "bladed hand instrument that is capable of inflicting serious bodily injury or death by cutting or stabbing a person with the instrument".

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This is a good example of Texas still being way behind the curve on personal freedom.

 

[namedpipes]

 

[In God We Trust]

Aren't they SUPPOSED to be dangerous?

Yeah but I meant dangerous to the user

 

[Dennis in MA]