Knives and the Second Amendment(by Kopel, Cramer,and Olson)

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform ^ | 21 November, 2013 | Kopel, Cramer, and Olson

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Abstract: This Article is the first scholarly analysis of knives and the Second Amendment. Under the Supreme Court’s standard in District of Columbia v. Heller, knives are Second Amendment “arms” because they are “typically possessed by law-abiding citizens for lawful purposes,” including self-defense.

There is no knife that is more dangerous than a modern handgun; to the contrary, knives are much less dangerous. Therefore, restrictions on carrying handguns set the upper limit for restrictions on carrying knives.

Prohibitions on carrying knives in general, or of particular knives, are unconstitutional. For example, bans of knives that open in a convenient way (e.g., switchblades, gravity knives, and butterfly knives) are unconstitutional. Likewise unconstitutional are bans on folding knives that, after being opened, have a safety lock to prevent inadvertent closure.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 49

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I hope no politicians in my neck of the woods reads this. Instead of reading that knives are protected, they will read that knives are to be registered, licensed and regulated.

My two teenage boys and I were camping this weekend. They carried 6 and 4 knives each. The resot of the boys had at least one each if not 2-3. No one was killed or injured.

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“Does this mean I can open carry my short sword here in Houston?”

It should by your open carry rights were infringed by the reconstruction government and when the Democrats through them out, they continued the infringements up to this day.

http://gunwatch.blogspot.com/2013/08/txcome-and-take-it-means-to-restore.html