Brass knuckles and Kitty keychains will be legal to carry in Texas after Sept. 1, 2019
STATE: After September 1, Texans will be legally allowed to use brass knuckles for self-protection after Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 446 into effect over the recent Memorial Day weekend.
The amended bill makes it lawful to carry items such as brass knuckles, wild kat keychains, and clubs for self-defense.
KXII noted in a recent report reading; “State Rep. Joe Moody filed the legislation, saying too many people were being charged with a crime for owning the self-defense tool, the Texas Standard reported.
“We recently also lifted the prohibition on switchblades,” Moody said. “We aren’t living in ‘West Side Story.’ Maybe at one point, this was used to identify criminal elements, but it’s just not the case anymore.”
Ahead of the signing, he told The Dallas Morning News: “Hopefully, now, with this on the way to the governor, we can ensure these types of laws aren’t being used inappropriately to go after folks who have legitimate tools of self-defense.”’
The overall thought of intent on this subject is ensuring Texans are able to defend themselves by carrying such items as mentioned above should they encounter a situation that requires them to exit safely.
House Bill 446 amendment was according to The Dallas Morning News article enacted after a Carrollton resident was arrested for “possession of a prohibited weapon” because she had a plastic kitty keychain in her purse.
Moody was quoted as saying, “The story reported out of North Texas certainly crystallized the problem with the law and put a face to the issue so that we could finally address it.”
But remember, this amended law will not go into effect until September 1, of this year, so until then, make sure you obey the law as it stands.
-The following news media outlets coverage contributed as sources to this article; KXII and The Dallas Morning News
