On September 1, 2017, Governor Greg Abbott signed the HB 1935 bill into law. The HB 1935 allows Texans 18 and older to openly carry Bowie and double-edged knives, daggers, swords dirk, spears and or knives 5 ½ inches or longer. An attorney named Stephen Halbrook, noted that the history of the Bowie knives was practically used by hunters for cutting small trees and to skin and process animals. The HB 1935 law came into effect, because of events that occurred 150 years ago, after the civil war; distinct groups paralleled to the Ku Klux Klan terrorized communities with long blades. In 1871, a bill was passed by the Texas Legislature not allowing people to carry knives over 5 ½, swords, brass knuckles and sling shots. Since Bowie knives are over 5 ½ inches it was included in this category.
The HB1935 law passed because knife owners could purchase blades that were 5 ½ or longer, but they were not allowed to carry it in public because it was against the law. It was not equal to people that camps and hunt game because the Bowie knife is a necessity. Governor Greg Abbott signed a law allowing the 5 ½ inches illegal blade restrictions to be legal. …show more content…
Because of the University of Texas stabbing the law has restrictions. Texans with the large knife are not allowed in bars, schools, churches, airports, government buildings, hospitals, correctional facilities, sporting events and polling locations. If a Texans carry the large knife on school property they will be expelled. Also, if a store sells more than 51% of alcohol the 5 ½ knife is not allowed. Therefore, this law has restrictions. If a Texan carries a knife over 5 ½ inches in a restricted location they will receive a third-degree felony. If a Texan bring the knife in a work place and it is not on the restricted list the employers has the right to tell them to return it to their
The HB1935 law passed because knife owners could purchase blades that were 5 ½ or longer, but they were not allowed to carry it in public because it was against the law. It was not equal to people that camps and hunt game because the Bowie knife is a necessity. Governor Greg Abbott signed a law allowing the 5 ½ inches illegal blade restrictions to be legal. …show more content…
Because of the University of Texas stabbing the law has restrictions. Texans with the large knife are not allowed in bars, schools, churches, airports, government buildings, hospitals, correctional facilities, sporting events and polling locations. If a Texans carry the large knife on school property they will be expelled. Also, if a store sells more than 51% of alcohol the 5 ½ knife is not allowed. Therefore, this law has restrictions. If a Texan carries a knife over 5 ½ inches in a restricted location they will receive a third-degree felony. If a Texan bring the knife in a work place and it is not on the restricted list the employers has the right to tell them to return it to their