Texas Democrat Introduces Bill to Remove Ban on “Brass” Knucks

By Dean Weingarten

Texas -(Ammoland.com)- – Texas law currently bans a number of weapons. Representative Joe Moody proposes to remove “brass” knuckles from the list of banned weapons in section 46.05 (a). Here is the list of banned weapons. From texas.gov:

(1) any of the following items, unless the item is registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record maintained by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives or otherwise not subject to that registration requirement or unless the item is classified as a curio or relic by the United States Department of Justice:

(A) an explosive weapon;

(B) a machine gun; or

(C) a short-barrel firearm;

(2) knuckles;

(3) armor-piercing ammunition;

(4) a chemical dispensing device;

(5) a zip gun;

(6) a tire deflation device; [or]

(7) a firearm silencer, unless the firearm silencer is classified as a curio or relic by the United States

Department of Justice or the actor otherwise possesses, manufactures, transports, repairs, or sells the firearm silencer in compliance with federal law; or

Representative Moody proposes to remove (2) knuckles from the list. He gives, as his reason, gives an example of …Read the Rest

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