Texas Knife Law Reform moving forward

Gun Watch ^ | 23 May, 2015 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

There are two bills in the Texas legislature to reform the State's knife laws.  HB 905 adds knives to the state preemption law for firearms.  This will prevent people from unknowingly becoming criminals for local ordinances that they are unaware of.   The local ordiances are infamous for being selectively enforced.

The second bill, HB 3884 decriminalizes arms that are clearly protected under the second amendment, highly desired knives such as Bowie knives, daggers, swords, and spears.  Strange as it may seem, these knives were made illegal to carry during reconstruction in the 1870's, and the law is still on the books. 

Both bills are very popular, and passed the House unanimously.  Now they have passed the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice unanimously, and have been recommended for the "Local & Uncontested" list, where bills that are non-controversial are  passed in an expedited manner.  

It appears that the popular knife reforms are on the fast track.

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[marktwain]

The knife bills were being bottled up by Senator Whitmire, (D) Houston, until word about them started being circulated about the gun culture. I think it was a combination of the phone calls, and the references to Freddy Grey and the Baltimore knife law that brought him on board.

These should go through, now, but it isn't over until the Governor signs them.

[JJ_Folderol]

So “Freddy Grey Did Not Die In Vain”

How absurd and ironic that the meaningless death of a ghetto druggie may result in the repeal of a weapons ban that’s been in place since the Reconstruction.

How equally absurd that a single Democrat anti-freedom Marxist in Houston can obstruct what should be a natural right of self-defence for the entire State of Texas.

I think I need a trip to the shooting range to restore my faith in humanity. (And to get used to the .380 purchased yesterday.)

[BigCinBigD]

What type of .380 did you get?