Texas-Book-Gun Law Armed And Educated - Flipbook - Page 441
•A dagger, including but not limited to a dirk, stiletto, and
poniard;
• A Bowie knife;
• A sword; or
• A spear.
Bowie Knife
Throwing Knives
Dagger
Dirk
Stiletto
Poniard
A particularly aggravating facet of the prior law was the fact that
none of these specifically named knives were actually defined
in the statute. Therefore, there was much debate as to whether a
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