[gatex]

"...probably can expect some outcry for sword control..."

Surprisingly, in Texas, "illegal knife" includes "(D) bowie knife; ---(E) sword; or..." [Texas penal Code, CH. 46.WEAPONS ---SECTION 46.01. DEFINITIONS...."]

[yarddog]

An early Florida law on carrying concealed weapons listed "Buck Knife" as one of those not allowed. I think that one has been superseded by the current law.

At the time the law was passed the term "buck Knife" was I think a generic term for a large single bladed lock back knife.