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KBCraig wrote:

flintknapper wrote:Actually, it is "cane" that is my passion, they make a devastating weapon. As far as I know, they are still legal just about everywhere. Good item to have aboard a commercial airplane.

Anyway, I'll stop here...before I start spewing cane techniques.

I had a book on Hapkido which illustrated some devastating cane techniques, including throws and wrist-breaking maneuvers. Not to mention throat and groin rips...

Kevin

ElGato wrote:My sticks, a 5 ft. hickory and 41/2 ft. waxwood are for helping an old man walk, moving cows around, and what ever a person might need a good ''stick'' for.
I'm not afraid of being charged for having one of them with me even on a walk.

evil_smurf wrote:

flintknapper wrote:It operates the same the as mine. (Randall King Phantom Reflex)

Can the "clip" on your knife be swapped to allow it to be carried "tip up" instead of "tip down"? If so, for many people...it is easier to get a good grip on it when removing it from your pocket.

Keep it sharp!


http://nicnac.net/en-us/dept_74.html

I actually took the clip completely off today. Didn't like it there

txinvestigator wrote:

flintknapper wrote:
Also:
What a shame...that in the State of Texas, the venerable "Bowie Knife" would be deemed illegal. While it does most certainly incorporate design features that make it an effective "fighting" knife, it is also well suited as a "utility knife" for sportsman...and is generally used as such.

Indeed, these laws (as written) are in dire need of change IMO.

A bowie knife is legal if the person is engaged in a lawful hunting, fishing or other sporting activity and the knife is one commonly used in that activity.

JohnKSa wrote:The thing that's scary about the "gravity knife" prohibition is that nearly any well made lock blade with a blade approaching or exceeding 4" will flip open-- by the application of centrifugal force.

And, someone who's got a good grip and fast hands can probably flip open even smaller knives with some work.

I also find it interesting that "bowie knives" are prohibited without definition. What's a "bowie knife"? And why was it necessary to prohibit it specifically--that implies there can be bowie knives under 5.5" or they could just leave the length limit and forget about naming bowie knives.

I figure that practically any hunting knife with a fixed blade could be called a "bowie knife" without fear of being contradicted by the law.

In my opinion, the TX knife laws desperately need to be reworked, they're hopelessly ambiguous as they stand.

Here's my suggestion:

"Illegal knife" means a:

(A) knife with a cutting edge over five and one-half inches;

(B) hand instrument designed to cut or stab another by being thrown;

(C) double edged knife;

(D) spear;

(E) any knife that has a blade that folds, closes, or retracts into the handle or sheath, and that is DESIGNED TO:

(a) open automatically by pressure applied to a button or other device located on the handle; or

(b) open or release a blade from the handle or sheath by the force of gravity or by the application of centrifugal force.

Limiting the cutting edge length eliminates measuring ambiguities.

Double-edged is much clearer than prohibiting dirks, daggers, poiniards and stilletos without definition.

There's no need to prohibit bowie knives or swords under the length limit. If they're under they're good, if not, they're already illegal.

Adding the "DESIGN" requirement to the gravity knife/switchblade definition means that if your favorite knife loosens up to the point that the blade will swing open, you can still carry it.

Much simpler, much clearer, all the same things prohibited and much less room for a well-intentioned citizen with a knife to be railroaded by an overzealous cop/prosecutor.