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I would welcome being able to carry other concealed weapons under the umbrella of my CHL, but he was asking how San Antonio's lock-blade knife ban was legal when the state constitution guarantees every citizen the right to keep and bear arms. As I pointed out, the government codes apparently do not at this time consider knives to be arms, no matter what he, I, or anyone else may think to the contrary, since municipalities are not prohibited from restricting them.

aardwolf wrote:How does the locking folder ban in San Antonio not violate that? It's like Dallas banning rifles and shotguns if you're not on your own premises or engaged in lawful hunting activity. And good luck convincing them you're hunting legally inside Dallas city limits.

Texas has this thing called pre-emption that says no government entity below the state level can regulate firearms and related materials outside of certain limited circumstances. The law says nothing about knives, fruit trees, baseball bats, or anything else; just firearms, ammo, and related equipment.

LGC §229.001. wrote: FIREARMS; EXPLOSIVES. (a) A municipality may not adopt regulations relating to the transfer, private ownership, keeping, transportation, licensing, or registration of firearms, ammunition, or firearm supplies.

...etc.