[VietVet]

Unless the items on that list are more specifically defined elsewhere in the law, everything on that list is unconstitutionally vague and unenforceable. “explosive weapon?” Does that include firecrackers? Blanks? “Machine gun?” Define machine gun. “Short barreled firearm?” How short? Same length for handguns and shoulder fired guns?
“chemical disperser” Like spray cans of insecticide, cleaning fluids, bear spray, cooking oils, hair spray, whatever? “Knuckles?” Would that include any weight/rigidity reinforcement for the fist, like a roll of nickels or protective backs of work gloves? And so on...and on...and on.

ANY thing can be used as a weapon/force multiplier. You can't ban them all, and you really don't want to give the Law Enforcement Agencies and their Officers discretionary powers to decide on the spot what is a prohibited weapon and what is not.

I mean, come on, a “tire deflation device?” Every portable tire gauge includes one; any sharp pointed object IS one.

[marktwain]

Unless the items on that list are more specifically defined elsewhere in the law,

They are. The definitions are in statute at the link.

[Svartalfiar]

Come on guys, have none of y'all EVER looked at any legalese before? Anything of the sort is always defined somewhere in the code, usually in the first part of the chapter/section. In this case, if you go to Penal Code § 46.01, which happens to be entitled Definitions, you'll find that:


(17)“Tire deflation device” means a device, including a caltrop or spike strip, that, when driven over, impedes or stops the movement of a wheeled vehicle by puncturing one or more of the vehicle's tires.  The term does not include a traffic control device that:
(A) is designed to puncture one or more of a vehicle's tires when driven over in a specific direction;  and
(B) has a clearly visible sign posted in close proximity to the traffic control device that prohibits entry or warns motor vehicle operators of the traffic control device.