Posted on 09/28/2016 7:06:08 AM PDT by marktwain
These extremely effective organizations complement the NRA, GOA, SAF, and state organizations.
You can see it happening now. Many states are relaxing suppressor laws. Its just the tip of a larger melting iceburg.
What, in Wisconsin people can only carry sheath knives (fixed blade or folding)in belt holsters??
Have you noticed that most (if not all) folding knives today have a little clip on them? In many states, knife laws are vague, and the simple carrying of a folding knife in your pocket can be considered carrying a concealed weapon (New Mexico laws are such). That little clip is there so the knife can be clipped to your pocket, and with that little bit of clip showing, the knife is no longer considered to be concealed.
The law used to be that it was illegal to carry “concealed weapons”. Many people were prosecuted for carrying pocket knives. One person was convicted of carrying a buck folder in its leather scabbard on his belt. The judge ruled that it was “concealed” in the leather scabbard. Many thousands of knives were confiscated. Each little township, village, city or county could pass their own bizarre knife bans.
That is all gone now. Carrying a concealed knife is no longer a crime, if you are not a convicted felon. Even convicted felons may carry knives openly, unless there is some sort of special order by a court.
Todd Rathner was the Knife Rights Lobbyist who educated the legislators to make it happen. They were not hard to convince.
Yes, and it is legal to carry it in Wisconsin.
Reform of the archaic Texas knife laws against carry of any knife with a more than 5.5″ blade was narrowly defeated by a Democrat committee chairman, who voted for the bill, then killed it by refusing to do the administrative action he had promised.
A lot more work needs to be done on Texas's knife laws.
"Illegal knife" means a:
(A) knife with a blade over five and one-half inches;
(B) hand instrument designed to cut or stab another by being thrown;
(C) dagger, including but not limited to a dirk, stiletto, and poniard;
(D) bowie knife;
(E) sword; or
(F) spear.
Unfortunately, I do not believe you can in Texas. I’d like to rig up a scabbard for it on my bike.
That’s a classic scene.
All of those definitions of “illegal knife” would have been done away with in the Texas bill. It passed both houses, and only needed to be referred to a committee list to be rubber stamped as a non-controversial bill.
That is when the Democrat committee chairman killed it after voting for it, by refusing to send it to the committee.
http://gunwatch.blogspot.com/2015/05/tx-knife-preemption-to-governor-abbott.html
Thanks for the info.
The Democrat was probably brainwashed by the English anti knife laws. Can’t have a knife in England over 2 inches.
I read the bill. Bill Text: TX HB905 I couldn't find where it changed the definitions of illegal knives in the statutes.
Could you point it out to me?
Cheez Louise....I own ONE knife with such a clip out of “a whole bunch”, and it was a freebie giveaway. The majority of them are Swiss Army knives of various sizes, and if I am awake and wearing pants with pockets, one is in a pocket.
Sounds like a bunch of politicians had their heads totally up their asses.
In———credible.
Still some dumb aspects, though...seems to me that even a felon ought to be able to carry a pocket knife. Put a blade length limit on it for felons.
Well, in NM, they do. Other state laws may vary. Check local laws. New Mexico laws are wacky with respect to knives.
Butterfly knives are illegal here because they are considered to be kin to switchblades. Here is New Mexico law on that:
" 30-7-8. Unlawful possession of switchblades.
Unlawful possession of switchblades consists of any person, either manufacturing, causing to be manufactured, possessing, displaying, offering, selling, lending, giving away or purchasing any knife which has a blade which opens automatically by hand pressure applied to a button, spring or other device in the handle of the knife, or any knife having a blade which opens or falls or is ejected into position by the force of gravity or by any outward or centrifugal thrust or movement.
Whoever commits unlawful possession of switchblades is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
It is not in HB 905. That was the preemption bill.
The bill that was defeated by the Committee Chairman Senator Whitmire was HB 3884.
https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB3884/2015
Here is how it was done:
http://gunwatch.blogspot.com/2015/05/tx-knife-preemption-to-governor-abbott.html
B. "deadly weapon" means any firearm, whether loaded or unloaded; or any weapon which is capable of producing death or great bodily harm, including but not restricted to any types of daggers, brass knuckles, switchblade knives, bowie knives, poniards, butcher knives, dirk knives and all such weapons with which dangerous cuts can be given, or with which dangerous thrusts can be inflicted, including swordcanes, and any kind of sharp pointed canes, also slingshots, slung shots, bludgeons; or any other weapons with which dangerous wounds can be inflicted;
That "included but not restricted to" bit is the kicker.
It is illegal to carry any of them concealed without a CC permit.
Here is "Carrying a Deadly Weapon":
"Carrying a deadly weapon" means being armed with a deadly weapon by having it on the person, or in close proximity thereto, so that the weapon is readily accessible for use.
Here is unlawful carrying of a deadly weapon for New Mexico:
30-7-2. Unlawful carrying of a deadly weapon.
A. Unlawful carrying of a deadly weapon consists of carrying a concealed loaded firearm or any other type of deadly weapon anywhere, except in the following cases:
(1) in the person's residence or on real property belonging to him as owner, lessee, tenant or licensee;
(2) in a private automobile or other private means of conveyance, for lawful protection of the person's or another's person or property;
(3) by a peace officer in accordance with the policies of his law enforcement agency who is certified pursuant to the Law Enforcement Training Act [29-7-1 NMSA 1978];
(4) by a peace officer in accordance with the policies of his law enforcement agency who is employed on a temporary basis by that agency and who has successfully completed a course of firearms instruction prescribed by the New Mexico law enforcement academy or provided by a certified firearms instructor who is employed on a permanent basis by a law enforcement agency; or
(5) by a person in possession of a valid concealed handgun license issued to him by the department of public safety pursuant to the provisions of the Concealed Handgun Carry Act [29-19-1 NMSA 1978].
B. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the carrying of any unloaded firearm.
C. Whoever commits unlawful carrying of a deadly weapon is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
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