Knife Rights’ Texas Knife Law Reform Bill, HB 2239, was passed by the House unanimously on the Local & Consent Calendar. It now moves to the Senate.
Knife Rights congratulates our bipartisan sponsors Representatives Harold Dutton and Marc LaHood and co-sponsors Briscoe Cain, Mark Dorazio, Andy Hopper, Shelley Luther and Wesley Virdell.
HB 2239 would create an exception for two commonly visited places where Location-Restricted Knives (knives over 5 1/2 inches) are banned. Those locations are restaurants and bars that derive 51% of their income from sale or service of alcoholic beverages and amusement parks.
In 2013 Knife Rights’ repeal of Texas’ switchblade ban was enacted. In 2015 Knife Rights’ signature Knife Law Preemption was enacted, nullifying all local knife ordinances more restrictive than Texas state law, including two of the “10 Worst Anti-Knife Cities in America” at the time, San Antonio and Corpus Christi. In 2017 our bill removed all of the “illegal knives” in Texas law, finally allowing Texans the right to carry a Bowie knife, dagger and others in public. In 2019 our bill removed the ban on carry of clubs (including tomahawks) and possession of knuckles (including trench knives and the like).
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Texas Knife Law Reform Passes House
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