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A new Texas law makes it legal for anyone to walk down the street carrying a sword or even a machete.

House Bill 1935 was recently signed into law, and starting September 1, long knives, daggers and even spears can legally be taken into public.

The author of the bill, Representative John Frullo said its main purpose is to simplify the laws pertaining to knives and to limit their restrictions.

“Accidents happen and people misuse things. So any of that can apply to a knife just as well as it could to a gun," said Mike Clark with Collectors Firearms.

Any blade over 5.5 inches, which is currently illegal, can be carried in public by law. That includes daggers, spears, swords, Bowie knives, and even machetes.

“But I don’t think you’re going to see a lot of it. People aren't going to use these big knives. They’re cumbersome. You don’t want to walk around with one of those every day. But if you want to, it’s your right," Clark said.

The only places they won’t be allowed include schools, bars, hospitals and churches.

Clark said most of these knives are used for hunting and fishing, but some people buy them for self-defense.

However, locals aren’t so sure.

“What would be the purpose like, are you trying to work out with it? What are you trying to do with it, besides intimidate?” said Nadia Cousins.

Some say they may need to be the ones who need the protection.

“Even if the person was no threat, I would automatically start assuming and starting to kind of look at the situation," said Mark Cousins.

Representative Frullo also said as a business owner, you are allowed to post signs prohibiting anyone from bringing a knife on your property.

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Great. Crocodile Dundee will be legal in Texas. Seriously, if I see someone carrying a machete, and I don't spot a stack of sugar cane, I am headed the other way with my head on a swivel. Approach me with it in your hand, and things are going to go south in a hurry.
 
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Just got myself a nice Bowie in honor of this as, they have been illegal to carry since 1871 I believe.

Now it will sit in the case with some of the others I've collected since I was given my first pocket knive at age 10. It's just to dang big to carry!

Besides, as it is said, don't bring a knife...


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That would have been nice about 10 years ago when I got arrested for having an 9 inch bladed knife in my backseat, with all the rest of my tactical gear, when I got pulled over for a random inspection when re-entering Ft. Hood.

I can carry a machinegun and grenade launcher, and a damn 6 inch bladed bayonet, on their time, but god forbid I had my own knife on my own time. Roll Eyes

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North Carolina allows for the open carry of any legal weapon, so long as you are not carrying it in order to terrify or alarm the public. Local jurisdictions may have their own ordinances prohibiting certain items.
 
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I could see this in a situation where a Texas citizen wished to carry a pig sticker in his boot, as a last ditch effort to survive if his gun failed to protect him from illegal lethal force. Why not ? Viable in that situation ? IDK, I've never received any hand to hand training. But yea, it's nice to be allowed to be stupid. But as a previous poster said, if a dude is walking down the street with a machete, and he doesn't have a stack of sugar cane on his head, I'm heading in the opposite direction pdq.

I've always wanted to carry a knife in a boot as a SD backup, but it's not legal where I live unfortunately. I think any legal folder is much slower than any fixed blade.




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North Carolina allows for the open carry of any legal weapon, so long as you are not carrying it in order to terrify or alarm the public. Local jurisdictions may have their own ordinances prohibiting certain items.


That was another problem. Every little podunk town had their own peculiar set of these. Drive up I-35 and violate diffent ordinances and laws every time you hit city limits. This prohibits cities from making their own rules on knives. Crocodile Dundee would be at home everywhere!




Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me.

When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson

"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown
 
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Crockodile Dundee would be at home everywhere!


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Good. Maybe samurai swords will make a comeback.
 
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Crockodile Dundee would be at home everywhere!


I believe I spotted a typographical error hear.


I hear ok, but I need to learn to twype.




Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me.

When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson

"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown
 
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Great. Crocodile Dundee will be legal in Texas. Seriously, if I see someone carrying a machete, and I don't spot a stack of sugar cane, I am headed the other way with my head on a swivel. Approach me with it in your hand, and things are going to go south in a hurry.


And how does a law (or lack thereof) change that? Before it was legal would you have been fine with someone approaching you with a machete in their hand?

Are you worried about a crazy influx of machete and sword carrying people sans sugar cane and without a medieval festival in sight?

Me, I couldn't care less what inanimate objects the .gov decides to issue a permission-slip for. I'm fine with them just butting out all together and instead focusing on the things people do to each other as opposed to what they may carry going about their lawful business.




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a boot knife requires you to tuck your pantsleg in your boot to access it anything approaching quick. I guess walking around like Crocodile Dundee and Roy Rogers is okay for some, but unless you are literally a pig sticker, a long blade won't do much more damage than a shorter one. A spear, though, a great, big, hairy Spartan spear, well, that's another thing. Big Grin
 
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When I find a Valyrian steel blade, I'll be good to go with that.



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Originally posted by Dresden:
Great. Crocodile Dundee will be legal in Texas. Seriously, if I see someone carrying a machete, and I don't spot a stack of sugar cane, I am headed the other way with my head on a swivel. Approach me with it in your hand, and things are going to go south in a hurry.


Yeah, maybe we need more of those s-e-n-s-i-b-l-e gun knife laws. Frown
 
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North Carolina allows for the open carry of any legal weapon, so long as you are not carrying it in order to terrify or alarm the public. Local jurisdictions may have their own ordinances prohibiting certain items.


That was another problem. Every little podunk town had their own peculiar set of these. Drive up I-35 and violate diffent ordinances and laws every time you hit city limits. This prohibits cities from making their own rules on knives. Crocodile Dundee would be at home everywhere!


As I recall, Virginia had an interesting case some years ago regarding local jurisdictions putting regulations in place that exceeded the state regs.

In that case I believe it had to do with firearms, but the principle would seem to be the same for knives.

State law trumps local regulations.


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Great. Crocodile Dundee will be legal in Texas. Seriously, if I see someone carrying a machete, and I don't spot a stack of sugar cane, I am headed the other way with my head on a swivel. Approach me with it in your hand, and things are going to go south in a hurry.


Francis, please lighten up a bit.


Best regards,

Tom


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Crockodile Dundee would be at home everywhere!


I believe I spotted a typographical error hear.


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I guess that Depends on whether you meant type or wipe. Big Grin
 
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Has anybody got Hatori Hanzo's number ? Need to get some new steel.


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