Posted: 3/12/2014 5:46:50 PM EDT
| Anyone local to the Austin area have one of these? I've read some good reviews but was hoping to get my hands on one before buying. Local Home Depot stores don't have them on the shelves. They probably look to menacing or something. Thanks. |
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Sec. 46.01. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Club" means an instrument that is specially designed, made, or adapted for the purpose of inflicting serious bodily injury or death by striking a person with the instrument, and includes but is not limited to the following: (A) blackjack; (B) nightstick; (C) mace; (D) tomahawk. http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/PE/htm/PE.46.htm#46.01 Clubs are mentioned in Sec. 46.02 (UNLAWFUL CARRYING WEAPONS), Sec. 46.03 (PLACES WEAPONS PROHIBITED) and Sec. 46.06 (UNLAWFUL TRANSFER OF CERTAIN WEAPONS). This last one may be the reason some retailers don't carry 'hawks. |
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Good point. I haven't read up on the laws regarding this type of instrument but would you get popped if you have it attached to your backpack if your out in the woods on a camping trip? That part of the legal code mainly applies to public places like the blade length restrictions on knives if youre in the woods with it most likely nobody will care |
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That part of the legal code mainly applies to public places like the blade length restrictions on knives if youre in the woods with it most likely nobody will care Quoted:
That part of the legal code mainly applies to public places like the blade length restrictions on knives if youre in the woods with it most likely nobody will care Therein lies the rub (there is some chance someone will care). Sec. 46.15. NONAPPLICABILITY.
... (b) Section 46.02 does not apply to a person who: ... (2) is traveling; (3) is engaging in lawful hunting, fishing, or other sporting activity on the immediate premises where the activity is conducted, or is en route between the premises and the actor's residence, motor vehicle, or watercraft, if the weapon is a type commonly used in the activity; ... Is a tomahawk commonly used in this activity? |