Posted: 1/25/2007 9:37:22 PM EDT
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So LEOs can legally carry them in TX? I keep hearing this but can't find anything in wrighting. Any help would be appreciated. Also any other states that have auto laws but LEOs/FF/EMT ETC. thanks |
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They are issued by the US Army. A friend who is in an aviation unit has one that was issued to him while in Iraq. A court officer and local PD tried to confiscate it but he presented a letter from his unit commander that it was issued property and that he was in legal possession of it. You know damned well as I do that it would have ended up in one or the other's pocket if he had not come back to rightfully claim it. |
Whether or not some cops are that ignorant in Austin (or anyplace else...) is another question, but Kershaw assisted opening knives do not fall into the category of "switchblades" as you must open it using your own strength before the spring assists, not by simply releasing a spring held back by a latch. This is definitely true in Texas, and, as far as I know, everywhere in the country. |
