B.O.W.I.E. Club - EDCing of an Illegal Knife.

[matefrio]

Starting a new club:

Being
Open
With
Illegal
Edges

Welcome to join, just post your experiences EDCing a knife of 5.6in or longer legally.

Going to start with a Walmart visit tonight then move on to dinner.

Companion is a PF9 in a Kloster

Sec. 46.15. NONAPPLICABILITY. (a) Sections 46.02 and 46.03 do not apply to:
(b) Section 46.02 does not apply to a person who:
(6) is carrying a concealed handgun and a valid license issued under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, to carry a concealed handgun of the same category as the handgun the person is carrying;


Sec. 46.02. UNLAWFUL CARRYING WEAPONS. (a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries on or about his or her person a handgun, illegal knife, or club

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Description:
Overall Length: 14” Inches
Blade Length: 9” Inches
Handle Length: 5” Inches
Blade Material: 15N20 & 1095 Hand Forged Damascus
Handle: Premium Stage Horn
Bolster: Damascus Steel
Sheath: Fine Leather

Walmart

Some Friends at Walmart

Ammo Prices

Magazines

Turkeys

Crowds, I walked this isle 3x.

Dinner Time

Buffet, you didn't think I'd just sit on my foot did you?

Food

Liberal Haven

Some Friends

Magazine Selection Sucks

Mirror Mirror on the wall, who has the sexiest knife of them all?

Yep, call of nature was answered

[Carry-a-Kimber]

IBTL

[iratollah]

Oh goodie! Does this mean I can carry my switchblade and swordcane now? What about into places where firearms are prohibited?

BTW, do you visit that buffet often? Is it any good?

[matefrio]

Oh goodie! Does this mean I can carry my switchblade and swordcane now? What about into places where firearms are prohibited?

BTW, do you visit that buffet often? Is it any good?

Switch blades are prohibited, so no they aren't exempt with a CHL and a handgun of the licensed type.

Sword cane, I honestly don't have a clue.

Slow night at the buffet, I like it but tonight the food wasn't very fresh. It's the first time I went on a Monday though.

I walked in walmart for over an hour reading magazines, even helped a guy on the phone trying to get his wife back on track somewhere in Oklahoma with a map, ate dinner for 45 ish min in a buffet getting up and down, got bored and did three laps around the inside of target and I didn't notice anything, not a thing, different about my night other than I was taking random pictures.

[Dave2]

Starting a new club:

Being
Open
With
Illegal
Edges

Welcome to join, just post your experiences EDCing a knife of 5.6in or longer legally.

I'm confused... how do you legally carry something that's illegal to carry?

[matefrio]

Starting a new club:

Being
Open
With
Illegal
Edges

Welcome to join, just post your experiences EDCing a knife of 5.6in or longer legally.

I'm confused... how do you legally carry something that's illegal to carry?

Same way folks shoot and own illegal machine guns in Texas. There are exemptions. See above for the law quoted in the OP.

[gigag04]

In other news, I'm taking the wife to see the new Twilight tomorrow!


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[apostate]

In other news, I'm taking the wife to see the new Twilight tomorrow!

Isn't that the movie about the high school girl who "dates" and eventually marries someone old enough to be her grandfather?

[mreavis]

What exactly is this part qualifying?

"to carry a concealed handgun of the same category as the handgun the person is carrying;"

That's the only part that concerns me about a clear exemption. Is it targeting only the handgun part?

[CC Italian]

Yep. My better half went and saw it with her girlfriends. THANK GOD I missed that bullet!

[TheMilkMan]

Perhaps this will get a negative response, but that section you copied in the OP reads that the exception lies in having the correct license for the weapon being carried. The only license you will get is a SA or NSA license so you can carry a Semi or Wheel (or both, or 5 of each). This exempts you from the restriction on handguns, not any illegal weapon. The H in CHL stands for Handgun.

Not trying to be rude and correct me if I'm wrong... (with further facts preferably to back it up )

[iratollah]

Ever since I stopped visiting the AYCE buffets I can carry IWB.

[matefrio]

Perhaps this will get a negative response, but that section you copied in the OP reads that the exception lies in having the correct license for the weapon being carried. The only license you will get is a SA or NSA license so you can carry a Semi or Wheel (or both, or 5 of each). This exempts you from the restriction on handguns, not any illegal weapon. The H in CHL stands for Handgun.

Not trying to be rude and correct me if I'm wrong... (with further facts preferably to back it up )

And the C stands for Concealed. I'm clearly exempt though per state law. You may check, as I have, with a lawyer if you wish.

[mr surveyor]

just an honest question.... do you happen to work for a mall?

[TheMilkMan]

Being
Sec. 46.15. NONAPPLICABILITY. (a) Sections 46.02 and 46.03 do not apply to:
(b) Section 46.02 does not apply to a person who:
(6) is carrying a concealed handgun and a valid license issued under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, to carry a concealed handgun of the same category as the handgun the person is carrying;


Sec. 46.02. UNLAWFUL CARRYING WEAPONS. (a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries on or about his or her person a handgun, illegal knife, or club

Reading again I see that it can be interpenetrated to say that if you have a licensed gun on your and have your license on you, you can have a knife on you as well. It doesn't say "has the capacity to legally carry" it says "is carrying". So I suppose it is arguable that if you have a concealed handgun on you and a CHL you are good to go to throw on that big ol knife. That is less than clear in its intentions, and could use a revision to clearly define its purpose.

Anywho, aforementioned claim of illegality retracted due to lake of evidence. I wouldn't be surprised if a cop feels that this statute doesn't provide exemption however.