Now Knife-Lovers Want Open Carry Rights, Too
Knife-lovers are envious of open carry gun-lovers.
Click here for reuse options!According to State Rep. Harold Dutton (D), his pleas to liberalize knife laws in Texas have fallen upon deaf ears.
“If we’re going to set guns free, I think the first thing we could do is set knives free,” the Democrat from Houston explained. “If the purpose is public safety, clearly I’d rather defend myself against some criminal that has a knife than somebody that has a gun.”
Knife rights advocates did score a small victory this year when Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed a bill prohibiting cities from placing additional restrictions on knives. Prior to Sept. 1 — when the bill went into effect — it was illegal to carry a pocketknife with a locking blade in San Antonio, and Corpus Christi banned knives with blades longer than three inches.
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38 responses to Now Knife-Lovers Want Open Carry Rights, Too
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Warman1138 November 2nd, 2015 at 19:18
End edge weapon discrimination and everything else evidently. Open carry flamethrowers? Poison gas dispensers? Battle axes? Swords? Etc.
Sharon Williams November 3rd, 2015 at 08:44
Robert Smithson November 2nd, 2015 at 19:33
NYC has been pretty egregious on this issue. They have arrested people carrying simple folding lockback knives that are used for everything except stabbing people.
tracey marie November 2nd, 2015 at 20:08
hypocrite, you attacked gray when he was beaten, paralyzed and called him a thug for being arrested for carrying a small folding knife.
Robert Smithson November 2nd, 2015 at 20:52
I never said such a thing, in fact I didn’t even comment on that issue. But he was a long time criminal, a drug user and dealer who had many interactions with law enforcement personnel.
tracey marie November 2nd, 2015 at 21:20
there it is.
whatthe46 November 4th, 2015 at 09:39
you got him tracey.
StoneyCurtisll November 2nd, 2015 at 21:08
Ask Dr. Ben Carson what type of knife he used when he tried to stab his friend to death over a simple dispute.
anothertoothpick November 2nd, 2015 at 20:21
Virginia is for lovers.
Texas is for knife lovers.
Anomaly 100 November 2nd, 2015 at 20:42
I’m in Virginia, holla!
rg9rts November 3rd, 2015 at 06:29
Soon you will learn the definition of s…l…o…w
Anomaly 100 November 3rd, 2015 at 07:16
Lol!
rg9rts November 3rd, 2015 at 07:55
I see you met what I mean LOL
rg9rts November 3rd, 2015 at 06:28
Just don’t have sex with anyone but your spouse …you will be arrested
aNYYANKEEinQueenHaleysCourt November 2nd, 2015 at 20:29
Michael J. “Crocodile” Dundee: [chuckles] That’s not a knife
StoneyCurtisll November 2nd, 2015 at 20:53
Thats not a knife…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWl8EbNN8NM
Tommie November 2nd, 2015 at 22:20
First movie and line i thought of when i read the article!
StoneyCurtisll November 3rd, 2015 at 20:12
Same here..:)
Anomaly 100 November 2nd, 2015 at 20:42
I want to Open Carry my chainsaw.
Danielle Lafrance November 2nd, 2015 at 20:55
That made me laugh out loud…lololol!
rg9rts November 3rd, 2015 at 06:27
Did you see on VICE the UN rep that got busted trying to bring a chain saw on an aircraft
Anomaly 100 November 3rd, 2015 at 07:16
No I didn’t but I’m going to Google it.
rg9rts November 3rd, 2015 at 07:55
VICE News a canadian run site also disqus
StoneyCurtisll November 2nd, 2015 at 20:59
Not so funny things about knives…
In the latest trend in religious violence in Israel..
Knives have killed more Israeli citizens in last weeks than all “missile” fired from Gaza in a decade..
But of course the same death ratio of 8-10 Palistianins killed for every 1 Israeli remains the same.
fahvel November 3rd, 2015 at 04:11
right on! maybe if the Palestinians were armed like the american open carry people, the scene would be different.
Jeffrey Samuels November 3rd, 2015 at 15:38
maybe if they stopped attacking people with knives there would be less dead Palestinians?
StoneyCurtisll November 3rd, 2015 at 20:10
I do see more extremest/zealots/and pretty much anyone with more guns is ever a good thing…
But there is the potential “leveling of the playing field”…
But I think that to would result in more blood shed.
Darren Graham November 2nd, 2015 at 21:19
Guess I’ll need someone to explain why this is an issue. The Gerber EA Lite is without question 100x”s more dangerous than a long blade and opened measures just over 5″‘s. After that I assume a State Rep has better use for their time.
fahvel November 3rd, 2015 at 04:06
after 5 inches, does it become a sword?
Darren Graham November 3rd, 2015 at 18:20
What do you think? Does it?
ExPFCWintergreen November 2nd, 2015 at 22:19
Yeah, why should I have to wear a long jacket all the time? It gets hot!
fahvel November 3rd, 2015 at 04:05
big Bowie knives!!!!!!!!!! and just before an attack it is imperative to know how and with what the attacker is armed.
bpollen November 3rd, 2015 at 05:06
Goin’ down to the Mall, Mom, and I’m packin’ my gladius!
dragon7380 November 3rd, 2015 at 06:16
don’t laugh, in most states you can not carry a pair of Nunchucks or a Butterfly knife, but you can walk down the street with a loaded AK-47 and that is okay…..WOMAN are not allowed to have REAL MACE and are stuck with the ineffective Pepper Spray, but their attackers can carry a weapon….
whatthe46 November 4th, 2015 at 09:36
dumb as bat guano.
rg9rts November 3rd, 2015 at 06:25
Spare me…you can carry a AR 15 with a banana clip anywhere but get busted if you knife is longer than your weenie…now that is Texas logic
maggie November 3rd, 2015 at 16:46
no one needs to explain why texas is insane…:) I am a poet, don’t I know it…
Beau Phillips November 4th, 2015 at 09:22
Just waiting until a open carry supporter brings a scimitar to shop at Walmart…