Nevada reforms remove Knife Bans

Gun Watch ^ | 6 June, 2015 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

Nevada Governor Sandoval signed significant knife law reform legislation on 1 June, 2015.  The law removes antique bans on switchblade knives, dirks, daggers, and belt buckle knives.  State preemption of knife laws was stripped from the bill.  The law will go into effect on 1 July.

The bill is an interesting inversion of the knife law reforms enacted in Texas, where a comprehensive preemption law was passed, while antique bans on dirks and daggers, inherited from the 1873 Reconstruction government were left in place.

The reforms have been championed by Knife Rights, who characterize their efforts as opening a second front in the defense of the second amendment.


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[marktwain]

Knives are arms protected by the second amendment.

[DaxtonBrown]

I always wanted a switchblade just because they looked like they’d be handy.

[Elderberry]

Stupid Texas legislators. Why is a Bowie knife illegal? Or a poniard?

[marktwain]

The law was passed in 1873 by the carpetbaggers in the reconstruction government.

They did not want any opposition from the former Confederates. After they got booted from office (an impromptu militia forced the reconstruction governor to flee the governor’s mansion while he was calling for federal troops to keep him in office), the Democrats soon decided that the law was handy to crack down on freed slaves and Hispanics.

So, there you have why they banned Bowie knives and poniards. They were weapons that could be worn, and were banned along with pistols.

http://gunwatch.blogspot.com/2013/08/txcome-and-take-it-means-to-restore.html

[rktman]

Saw your update yesterday but failed to post it. Thanks. Now just waiting for the finalized list of reciprocity. Next challenge————somehow overcoming the gazillions of dollars that nanny bloomers and the momunitsts and margabby kelleygiffords are gonna be pumping in to NV to convince the IPOS that an intergalactic background check will finally put and end to any and all “gun violence”. It will not be an easy uphill climb. Not counting on the nra to be of much help.

[CurlyDave]

I always wanted a switchblade just because they looked like they’d be handy.

I keep considering the fact that every once in a while I will bend over or move in such a way that something in my pocket will inadvertently press the alarm button on my key fob.

Then I think about the fact that accidentally pressing a button on a switchblade will cause a razor sharp, spring loaded blade to suddenly open itself in close proximity to my junk...

My nice, one hand opening Benchmade is all I need.

[Delta 21]

They are.