Texas Roundup

Alright, I have my first Scrap Yard Knife on the way! A special thank you to Jeff <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bowdown.gif" alt="" />.

So, I am trying to get a head count of all the Texas Dogs for a future get together(other non-Texans are always welcome of course). We need to get together at some point and celebrate everything good in this world espcially the things made of steel.

Congrats!

I'd like to see another big meet like we have here in Norcal.

I am in Oklahoma and depending when and where it is I might be able to make it.

Hey-I am in Oregon but " have steel will travel" <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> !

Im in Texas

That's a little too far for me, so I'd have to pass that one up.

Cheers

YeeHaw! Count me in!

[quote]Alright, I have my first Scrap Yard Knife on the way! A special thank you to Jeff <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bowdown.gif" alt="" />.


Happy I could help out <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I wish I lived in Texas, I've been a Cowboys fan since thanksgiving of '87. I can't believe we're out of the running. Argh!

Well heck Art, come on over, we've got plenty of room and you'll like our gun laws a whole lot better than your current situation!

If I was to retire it would be to Texas. Unfortunately I have a long way to go!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> Right now I am in Ky and soon to be back to MO but I would be willing to take a long weekend and come down.

Here. I'm in S. TX. Get together sounds good!

Thanks Tolly, yeah I love the gun laws there! I have a friend who has been trying to convince me to move out there(he moved there last year.) The way tings are going, I just might. I'll let you know if I do, a get together sounds awesome.

Texas is a little far from Indiana, so I can't make that. Hell, I can't even get out of Indy most of the time.

Texas is like a whole other country. I'm in ranch real estate, soon to be residential as well as ranch sales have slowed. But, last week I was near Dryden in Terrell county then back up to Tom Green county and the landscape across the vast distance is amazing.

You can see 100 deer in one wheat field. If you wanted you could tag out(shoot 5 deer) in one day if you wanted without much trouble. Well, cleaning them would be trouble.

Where in S.TX are you? I'm moving to the Houston/Galveston corridor around the end of the month from MA. Will be doing contract security work.

I've been checking out TX knife laws and it seems that any blade longer than 5 1/2" isn't legal. That would make my SOD LE (my first Bussekin) unwelcome. Or my bowies.

Is this accurate? What's the EDC limit?

Any help is appreciated!


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Welcome to the yard larry44 <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />! Maybe one of the Texas Dawgs knows about the knife laws in TX

Sigh, Texas knife laws are not as good as the gun laws. You can legally have a loaded pistol/shotgun/rifle in your car and drive around with no license. It would be illegal to have a knife with a blade over 5.5 inches. That is not cutting edge either, it would be from the handle to the tip.

BUT, if you are hunting, it would be legal, if you are camping it would be legal. It is really up to the discretion of the officer. Basically, if you are up to no good it is something the Police could nail you for. But, if you are on the up and up you are A OK.

I now carry an Emerson CQC-10 and never worry at all. It has a sub 5.5 inch blade and it is all I need.

Personally, a sub 5.5" inch folder in the pocket, a big fixed blade in the BOB, an axe and shovel in the bed of the truck, a rifle behind the seat and a J-Frame in the coat would be the way to go. And with a CHL all of that would be legal. I'm actually working on becomeing a certified CHL instructor.

Welcome to the Yard! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> The link in my sig has some useful knife law links at the bottom.

Texas here. Dallas area.

I am 15 minutes south of Dallas

Andy, knows a bit about the Texas laws. Indiana is more knife friendly.

I'm about three hours from Lubbock, Austin or San Antonio.

Thanks, everyone, for confirming what I thought was true. Generally, keeping a low profile and not causing and trouble or escalating any you're in is always a wise choice.

Looking forward to my move out.

Welcome to the Yard Man <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

The following is a direct excerpt from the WI. statutes for concealed carry.

BEGIN QUOTE:

Wisconsin - 941.23 Carrying concealed weapon.
Any person except a peace officer who goes armed with a
concealed and dangerous weapon is guilty of a Class A
misdemeanor.

Wisconsin Case Law:

To "go armed" does not require going anywhere. The elements
for a violation of s. 941.23 are: 1) a dangerous weapon is on the
defendant's person or within reach; 2) the defendant is aware of
the weapon's presence; and 3) the weapon is hidden.
State v. Keith, 175 Wis. 2d 75, 498 N.W.2d 865 (Ct. App. 1993).

Judges are not peace officers authorized to carry concealed weapons.
69 Atty. Gen. 66.

END QUOTE:

So here in Wisconsin I can legally carry my Dog Father LE on my hip as long as it is in a sheath which lets the public see that it is a visible knife.
Which is quite evident! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

NOBODY but LEO's can carry concealed here. But knives of any length are fine as long as they are displayed. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

Rainwalker lets me display mine in fine style wherever I go in Wisconsin and it's legal. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />
Got to love that law.

I wear two on my belt and carry 2 in my pockets and wear a necker whenever I leave the house. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />

Peace.

Larry44, welcome to Texas in advance...prepare yourself for friendly people, lower taxes and gun laws that blow MAs out of the water. Houston is hot, humid and has a big city vibe because it is a big city. Harris County is the roughest in the state.

People here are respectful and usually pretty conservative. I think we have some of the better "values" in the USA. That isn't saying much now though perhaps. Like Sodom and Gomorrah, hopefully if there are just ten righteous people the Lord will spare us...that wasn't the case there. Oh, be sure to not look back <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />.

For those who don't know, I went to college in Abilene, TX. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Yup, Indiana is a lot better. Only knives not allowed are ninja stars & switchblades. Anything else is ok to carry, open or concealed. You can also get your handgun carry permit at 18, we have a lifetime permit too. Only qualificaitions are a clean record, no firearms tests or anything. Also you can carry your handgun open or concealed. So, I think Indiana is more gun friendly too. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Found this:

Texas - Health, Safety & Morals - 46.02. Unlawful carrying
weapons. (a) A person commits an offense if intentionally,
knowingly , or recklessly carries on or about his person a
handgun, illegal knife, or club. [Exceptions: official;
actor was own premises; was traveling; engaged in lawful
hunting, fishing, or other sporting activity; security
guard].
- 46.01. Definitions. (1) "Club"... includes... (D)
Tomahawk...
(6) "Illegal knife" means a:
(A) knife with a blade over five and one-half inches;
(B) hand instrument designed to cut or stab another by
being thrown;
(C) dagger, including but not limited to a dirk, stiletto,
and poniard;
(D) sword; or
(E) spear.
(7) "Knife" means any bladed hand instrument that is capable
of inflicting serious bodily injury or death by cutting or
stabbing a person with the instrument.
- 46.03. Places weapons prohibited.
(a) A person commits an offense if, with a firearm, illegal
knife, club, or prohibited weapon [includes switchblade
knives], he intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly goes:
(1) on the physical premises of a school [or school bus];
(2) on the premises of a polling place...
[(3) a court; (4) a racetrack; (5) secured area of an
airport].
- 46.05. Prohibited Weapons. (a) A person commits and offense
if he intentionally or knowingly possesses, manufactures,
transports, repairs, or sells... (5) a switchblade
knife... (d) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution
under this section that the actor's conduct: (1) was
incidental to dealing with a switchblade knife,
springblade knife, or short-barrel firearm solely as an
antique or curio...
- 46.06. Unlawful transfer of certain weapons.
(a) A person commits an offense if he... (2)... sells...
gives... offers... to any child younger than 18 years any
firearm, or illegal knife [except with written parental
consent].

Texas Case Law:
- "A teacher could not carry weapons in his school room..."
(1889)
- Broken switchblade knife was still a "switchblade knife"
within this section... (1986)
- "Defendant's contention that he took knife to school to
fight demons that plagued him did not defeat requisite
state of mind for conviction..." (1993)