Longtime Texas Knife Rights sponsor Representative Harold Dutton and Senator Bryan Hughes have introduced companion bills, HB 2342 and SB 2381, that would remove from statute a number of places where Location-Restricted Knives are banned. The locations being removed includes restaurants and bars that derive 51% of their income from sale or service of alcoholic beverages, amusement parks and places of religious worship.
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.
Unfortunately, in 2017 as a result of a tragic University of Texas stabbing just blocks from the Capitol during the legislative process, a minor amendment was added to stipulate that knives with blades over 5 1/2 inches are now defined as "location-restricted knives." These knives may be carried throughout the state except in a narrow list of places such as schools, colleges, correctional facilities, amusements parks, houses of worship, and bars that derive more than 51% of their income from alcohol sales, as well as some other locations. Minors are also restricted as to when they can carry these knives. CLICK HERE for a complete listing of the current bans for Location-Restricted Knives.
These companion bills would remove a number of commonly visited restricted locations from the list.
Knife Rights will let you know as soon as it is appropriate to contact your Texas lawmakers to support these bills.
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Join Knife Rights at the International Custom Cutlery Exposition
Fort Worth, Texas - March 29 & 30
The 2019 International Custom Cutlery Exposition, featuring members of The Knifemakers' Guild and the American Bladesmith Society will take place in Forth Worth, Texas on March 29th and 30th, 2019.
The show will he held in the Stampede Room at the Fort Worth Stockyards. For more information: www.icceshow.com
We look forward to seeing you in Fort Worth in just a few weeks.
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Knife Rights LegalBlade™ - World's First Knife Law App!
Available Now for Android, iPhone & iPad
 Knife Rights Foundation" groundbreaking LegalBlade™ App - Knife Laws in America™ provides guidance at your fingertips to the knife laws in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and 42 cities in the U.S. with restrictive knife laws.
Knife Rights Founder and Chairman Doug Ritter notes, "While Knife Rights will continue to aggressively work to repeal bad knife laws, knowledge of the law is the first step in avoiding an unfortunate arrest, loss of your knife or other legal complications."
The LegalBlade™ App is available now in the App Store and on Google Play
 
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Doug Ritter
Chairman / Executive Director
Knife Rights, Inc.
Knife Rights Foundation, Inc.
www.KnifeRights.org
Email:dritter@KnifeRights.org
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