Open Carry at the Gun Rights Policy Conference in Dallas

By Dean Weingarten

By Dean Weingarten

Arizona -(Ammoland.com)–At the Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC) in Dallas, Texas, I noticed a significant amount of the open carry of sidearms. This would not have been legal as late as December of 2015. The open carry of a Bowie knife would have been illegal up until then end of August this year!

In addition to the licensed open carry of handguns, edged weapons with blades of more than 5.5 inches can now be legally carried in most places. One participant carried an iconic Bowie knife at the GRPC. He graciously allowed me to take a picture.

Knife Rights deserves much of the credit for reforming antique knife law restrictions in Texas. The knife laws lineage dates back to the “reconstruction” government in Texas, that wanted select groups disarmed after the War between the States, or Civil …Read the Rest

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