Knife Rights’ Texas Preemption Bill Introduced

Texas state Representative John Frullo has introduced the Knife Rights Knife Law Preemption bill, HB 905, that would rid Texas of its patchwork of local knife laws more strict than state law.

Two Texas cities made Knife Rights’ 10 Worst Anti-Knife Cities in America list for 2014. San Antonio ranks at number four and Corpus Christi ranks at number nine. San Antonio prohibits carry of all locking-blade folding knives except on the job. There’s no local restriction on fixed blade knives. In Corpus Christi, it’s illegal to carry any fixed-blade knife or a folding knife with a blade longer than 3-inches except when actually in use on the job.

Preemption repeals and prevents local ordinances more restrictive than state law which only serve to confuse or entrap law-abiding citizens traveling within or through the state. Preemption ensures citizens can expect consistent enforcement of state knife laws everywhere in a state.

Knife Rights passed the nation’s first Knife Law Preemption bill in Arizona in 2010 and has since passed preemption bills in Georgia, Kansas, New Hampshire, Tennessee, and Utah.