TN Governor Signs Knife Rights Law

[blizzard]

As a Clarksvillian I have already upgraded from a 3 inch blade to a 4 inch blade.

Not too quick there walton. You still have 43 more days before you can carry it. Got to wait till July 1st.

[bigbabysweets]

If you have to push on the blade for the assist to work, and not a slide or a button, it's legal. From what I've gathered anyway....

[Lowpower]

I stand vindicated:

 

"The main goal of preemtion is state wide consistancy on blade carry laws."

 

"The law is very vague in this( but I don't speak lawyer)."

 

"Hopefully next year the parts that were gutted-out will pass, such as removing restrictions auto knives and blade lenght restrictions."

(key word is hopefully).

 

"No the sheriffs assoc got that part thrown out. Autos are still illegal to carry.""

 

"Yep. Expand these rights just like the liberal freedom grabbers take 'em away.....one step at a time."

 

"This is indeed good news. We still have a lot of work ahead, but as you pointed out in previous threads...one step at a time. And this is a great first step."

 

"Great news, looking forward to getting the 4 inch limit repealed as soon as possible now." 

 

"The four inch limit is state law.  And that is still in effect.

Well a step in the right direction."

 

The laws are STILL the same. There are no further step since there doesn't need to be. The Governor signed a bill that says

we don't really need anymore bills on knifes because we have them as restrictive as we need them right now but it will sure

look good come re-election time.

 

You will vote for the incumbent thinking about all the good things they are doing for you which was what?

 

America is a Republic not a Democracy. Spend some time reading why our forefathers wanted a Republic rather than 

a Democracy. 

 

If anyone actually cares about and wants to know about the values of our Nation all they need do is say the Pledge of 

Allegiance and actually think about the words they are saying. It's all right there.

 

Lp

Edited May 20, 2013 by Lowpower

[vontar]

This is a bill for me.  I thought 4 inch knives were legal all over Tn, no telling how many times I may have been in the wrong with my simple pocket knife and didn't even know it.

[Capbyrd]

This is a bill for me.  I thought 4 inch knives were legal all over Tn, no telling how many times I may have been in the wrong with my simple pocket knife and didn't even know it.

 

 

Probably not often.  So far, Clarksville is the only place with laws stricter than state laws that I've heard of. 

[Guest tangojuliet]

Probably not often.  So far, Clarksville is the only place with laws stricter than state laws that I've heard of. 

yep im here  in  clarksville hell i was carrying a rat one for about 2 years until i found out it was illegal go figure.....

[hso]

Assists are fundamentally different than autos.

 

KR and TN supporters tried for the whole package, but got tripped up at the 11th hour by the TNSA's representative showing up and misrepresenting everything about these knives. To prevent a total defeat and keep a beachhead for next session the bill was amended to just keep preemption and was passed and signed into law. 

 

This gives Tennesseans a point to start from well beyond ground zero in advancing the removal of blade length limits and the quant switchblade law.

 

The phrase, "How do you eat an elephant?  One bite at a time." is particularly apt in this case.