Is this knife illegal to open carry in TX?

[Wolfwood]

hmm.
im thinking i might start open carrying a long gun around town. on my way to work and what not.
don't see that very often.

 

[txinvestigator]

Careful of disorderly conduct, Penal Code 42.01: display a firearm in public in a manner calculated to cause alarm.

 

[Buckles]

Careful of disorderly conduct, Penal Code 42.01: display a firearm in public in a manner calculated to cause alarm.

sad thing is, there are very few places now days that you could carry and not alarm others.

 

[DoubleActionCHL]

sad thing is, there are very few places now days that you could carry and not alarm others.

Causing alarm and calculated to cause alarm are not necessarily the same things. The reality is, however, that the court will decide this after you are arrested for causing the alarm.

 

[Adionik]

So San Antonio has an ordinance against locked blades from what I hear.

Has anyone encountered anything with this? I was thinking about carrying a Swiss or folder...but don't want to go to jail or get CHL revoked

 

[txinvestigator]

SA has a law prohibiting the carry of lock blades UNDER 5 and 1/2 inches. State law makes all blades over 5 1/2 inches unlawful to carry.

I see a loophole.

 

[TheDan]

SA has a law prohibiting the carry of lock blades UNDER 5 and 1/2 inches. State law makes all blades over 5 1/2 inches unlawful to carry.

I see a loophole.

So if it's EXACTLY 5 and 1/2 inches and locks open its ok? lol... If I lived in SA I'd carry a small fixed blade.

There have been several times I've been passing through SA and realized I still had my pocket knife on me... Yikes! That law is pretty freak'n ridiculous if you ask me.

 

[Stumpy]

hmm.
im thinking i might start open carrying a long gun around town. on my way to work and what not.
don't see that very often.

it would be awesome if more people were used to that. the more people used to it, the less alamr it will cause. that way more people would carry long guns.

 

[Texas1911]

that way more people would carry long guns.

At the rate that most people bitch about carrying a 7# rifle and scope to the deer blind, I really doubt that will happen.

 

[Wolfwood]

hmmm...
i could hang a sign on it that rreads "Do Not Be Alarmed. "

 

[Texas1911]

hmmm...
i could hang a sign on it that rreads "Do Not Be Alarmed. "

LOL, that's not bound to go over well. Be about on par with wearing a sign that says, "I'm not going to kill you.".

Just has that creeper, "I'm here to admire your skull", feel to it.

 

[Wolfwood]

"excuse me ma'am, may i take some photographs of your feet for my website?"
^^ - awesome way to start a conversation at HEB.

 

[Vash]

"excuse me ma'am, may i take some photographs of your feet for my website?"
^^ - awesome way to start a conversation at HEB.

I should get on TGT more often, who knows how many other lines you've stolen from me

 

[Wolfwood]

I should get on TGT more often, who knows how many other lines you've stolen from me

more than one, my good man. more than one.

 

[jtriron]

So if it's EXACTLY 5 and 1/2 inches and locks open its ok? lol... If I lived in SA I'd carry a small fixed blade.

There have been several times I've been passing through SA and realized I still had my pocket knife on me... Yikes! That law is pretty freak'n ridiculous if you ask me.

Good reason to stay away from San A.

 

[Harley Rider 55]

Here is the section of law that would cover that if hiking is an exception;

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Do hikers commonly use illegal knives?

Yes. They use axes, also.

 

[rio grande]

hmm.
im thinking i might start open carrying a long gun around town. on my way to work and what not.
don't see that very often.

When I lived in Colorado Springs a few years back there was this 'eccentric' guy who carried a shotgun strapped across his back while he bicycled around town. Being civic-minded he even attended City Council meetings with it. Caused quite a stir, but was legal at that place at that time. Priceless.
I'm not anti-cop, but I have to say - if our servants in Law Enforcement can pack weapons all over the place, then good citizens should also have that right.

 

[majormadmax]

So if it's EXACTLY 5 and 1/2 inches and locks open its ok? lol... If I lived in SA I'd carry a small fixed blade.

There have been several times I've been passing through SA and realized I still had my pocket knife on me... Yikes! That law is pretty freak'n ridiculous if you ask me.

It's nothing to worry about, I've talked with several LEOs about it and all have said it only comes into play if you've been pulled for other reasons. For example, if you get caught stealing cars and happen to have a locking knife on you, then it's an extra charge. Otherwise, it's nothing to sweat; as everyone I know carries small locking knives.

As a matter of fact, I have to small locking knives on my keychain and forgot about them when we went to Six Flags yesterday. I had to take them out to our van, but the guy that courtesy-escorted me to the exit was SAPD and he said nothing about them...in fact, he was pretty friendly about the whole matter.

But I agree, it's a ridiculous law...

Cheers! M2