Brass knuckles and other self defense items will be legal to carry later this year

[bernorange 8348]

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Governor Greg Abbott’s signature gave HB 446 its final okay over the weekend. 

The bill, authored by Rep. Joe Moody, D-El Paso, lifts the state ban on carrying brass knuckles, kitty key chains, clubs and other self defense items in public starting September 1, 2019.

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https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/brass-knuckles-and-other-self-defense-items-will-be-legal-to-carry-later-this-year/285-90d86224-9db8-41bb-ad6c-4878afae620e

I had to image search kitty kat keychain.  Looks like I've got some stocking stuffers for Christmas figured out now.

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... The eyes of the cat become finger holes and the ears become spikes when clutched in your hand to create an excellent means of surprise-defense against an attacker. ...

Can be used for punching, slashing and tearing. Saves your hand from injury while wreaking havoc on the assailant. A force multiplier making your strikes much more effective. So cute, all your friends will want the Cat Keychain for their self defense. Colors available: Black, Pink, Gold, Blue ,White, Red, Copper, Purple, Dark Pink, Neon Green and Shiny Gold

https://www.defensedevices.com/cat-keychain-metal.html

[Doc Sam Beckett 5784]

Any Billy Badasses interested in some brass knuckles? 

[TwiceHorn 31272]

Man, this is going to put the Criminal Defense Clinic damn near out of business.  I guess DWIs will make up for it.

 

Also, what about tomahawks?  https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/penal-code/penal-sect-46-01.html

[bernorange 8348]

2 minutes ago, Doc Sam Beckett said:

Any Billy Badasses interested in some brass knuckles? 

 

[Doc Sam Beckett 5784]

His expression at the end is priceless. Mooooooom! 

[bernorange 8348]

9 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

Also, what about tomahawks?  https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/penal-code/penal-sect-46-01.html

I actually don't see where HB 446 addresses clubs/tomahawks at all:

https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/HB00446H.htm

KHOU's mention of clubs may have just been poor reporting.

Edit:  better link to the bill text shows they did strike out mention of clubs, so game on for tomahawk season I guess:

https://legiscan.com/TX/text/HB446/id/2018984

Edited May 31, 2019 by bernorange

[TwiceHorn 31272]

I think, way back in the day, things like "knuckles" and "throwing stars" were lumped in with "Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon" 46.02, and 46.05 was directed to machine guns, sawed-off shotguns, zip guns, and firearm type weapons.

I distinctly remember UCW being a common offense for martial-arts type weapons in the 80s and 90s, nunchaku, stars, knuckle-type things.

Edited May 31, 2019 by TwiceHorn

[ztejas 43266]

There's like a buttload of gangs in Texas. This one gang kept wanting me to join because I'm pretty good with a bowstaff. 

[Anastasis 23395]

11 minutes ago, ztejas said:

There's like a buttload of gangs in Texas. This one gang kept wanting me to join because I'm pretty good with a bowstaff. 

[Sbbruin 21734]

What about throwing stars?

[RDCanecutter 26268]

My dad got arrested in Texas for having brass knuckles in his truck. (They were a joke gift.)

He was 72. I told him he was doing something right.

[High Plains Drifter 10976]

Can I open carry a machete?

[Sbbruin 21734]

2 minutes ago, High Plains Drifter said:

Can I open carry a machete?

[texas08 1599]

5 minutes ago, RDCanecutter said:

My dad got arrested in Texas for having brass knuckles in his truck. (They were a joke gift.)

He was 72. I told him he was doing something right.

He's lucky he wasn't shot instead.

[hayden_horn 11360]

property tax reform?

nah. brass nucks, bro!

[bolverk 29399]

Man, bar fights in West Odessa are gonna get uuugly.

[BrickHorn 18191]

[RDCanecutter 26268]

28 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

Less dangerous than people who text.

[RDCanecutter 26268]

Seriously, a good claw hammer can lay waste if the spirit is willing.

[conVINCEd 21468]

Baseball bats wrapped in barbed wire?

[Deej 76566]

[LoneStarBiker 145]

[tantric superman 4667]

[bolverk 29399]

37 minutes ago, Deej said:

[Hornius Emeritus 12419]

My father gave me this badass, razor-sharp hatchet. I swear I could shave with this thing. I'm going to start going around open hatchet. I will laugh at people with machetes. 

[Grade of D as in David 13253]

Had to reread the last sentence a couple of times.

I saw open hatchet and my mind instantly went to snatch.

[Hornius Emeritus 12419]

9 minutes ago, Grade of D as in David said:

Had to reread the last sentence a couple of times.

I saw open hatchet and my mind instantly went to snatch.

A hatchet reminds you of a vagina? You need to hang out with a better class of woman.

[Grade of D as in David 13253]

12 minutes ago, Hornius Emeritus said:

A hatchet reminds you of a vagina? You need to hang out with a better class of woman.

You're not wrong.

[Homercles 10205]

My father gave me this badass, razor-sharp hatchet. I swear I could shave with this thing. I'm going to start going around open hatchet. I will laugh at people with machetes. 

 

You’re not a gnat, are ya bug?

 

[Agent 13 314]

Does the kitty Kat thing come with some kind of cover so my balls don't get skewered? 

[Cheeseweasel 26437]

99.9% of the encounters will end like this.

 

 

[bolverk 29399]

I once had a mace mounted on my bedroom wall in middle school alongside the sword and Chinese throwing stars. Maybe that thing is still in storage somewhere.

[Bama Chick 28596]

I once had a mace mounted on my bedroom wall in middle school alongside the sword and Chinese throwing stars. Maybe that thing is still in storage somewhere.

[bolverk 29399]

Guilty as charged.

[F250 28682]

[NotActuallyALonghorn 4968]

That keychain needs an integrated bottle opener.

[Judge Roybeanbag 11810]

3 hours ago, Hornius Emeritus said:

A hatchet reminds you of a vagina? You need to hang out with a better class of woman.

Your grandpa never said “her lady parts looked like an axe wound on a wire-haired hog”?

 

[Gatorubet 30099]

On 5/31/2019 at 12:51 PM, RDCanecutter said:

Seriously, a good claw hammer can lay waste if the spirit is willing.

Actually, even a  bad claw hammer.

[bernorange 8348]

On 5/31/2019 at 12:51 PM, RDCanecutter said:

Seriously, a good claw hammer can lay waste if the spirit is willing.

Spoiler

 

 

[bernorange 8348]

bump for folks looking for last minute Christmas shopping ideas...

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

On 5/31/2019 at 1:51 PM, RDCanecutter said:

Seriously, a good claw hammer can lay waste if the spirit is willing.

Framing hammer size for the win.