Posted on 10/21/2017 7:29:39 AM PDT by marktwain
At the Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC) in Dallas, Texas, I noticed a significant amount of the open carry of sidearms. This would not have been legal as late as December of 2015. The open carry of a Bowie knife would have been illegal up until then end of August this year!
In addition to the licensed open carry of handguns, edged weapons with blades of more than 5.5 inches can now be legally carried in most places. One participant carried an iconic Bowie knife at the GRPC. He graciously allowed me to take a picture.
Knife Rights deserves much of the credit for reforming antique knife law restrictions in Texas.
Knife Rights deserves much of the credit for reforming antique knife law restrictions in Texas. The knife laws lineage dates back to the “reconstruction” government in Texas, that wanted select groups disarmed after the War between the States, or Civil war. Full disclosure: I had a great grandfather fight in the Union Navy. He later homesteaded in Minnesota. The reconstruction government rewrote the Texas Constitution, effectively eliminating the right to wear arms.
Most Texans find it hard to believe it was illegal to carry a Bowie knife in most public places in Texas. Knife rights fixed that. Todd Rathner, Director of Legislative Affairs for Knife Rights deserves a lot of the credit for the passage of knife reform in Texas. The bill almost died after a knife attack at the University of Texas, Austin,
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Florida and South Carolina have active movements to remove the open carry ban.
Drive down any Martin Luther King Blvd, Ave, Dr, etc. in the country and you’ll find a large number of unpermitted concealed carriers.
In practical reality, add New Jersey to the list. Since a permit for ANY carry is unobtainable for all but the most connected, it is the same as a ban.
Hawaii and Maryland are also “may issue” that is almost “no issue”.
I have a big problem with open carry: I need to wear suspenders lest the weight of my weapon pull.my trousers down.
I’m not sure I’d want to have to rely on a jury to find that that top picture was a ‘belt holster’. The clip touches the belt but the belt has no functional role.
The ambiguity should be construed in favor of an accused, but I certainly wouldn’t want to be the test case.
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