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[DrHenley]

Originally Posted by edgehill

In both Mississippi and Alabama if the knife is named Bowie it is illegal to carry. No descriptions just call it a Bowie and it's illegal.

From: http://www.knifeup.com/mississippi-knife-laws/

"It is legal to own any knife in Mississippi, unless you are a minor or have been convicted of a felony. Minors and felons may not own bowie, dirk, butcher, or switchblade knifes. You can open carry any knife in Mississippi. You may not conceal carry any bowie, dirk, butcher, of switchblade knife, unless it is concealed in your vehicle and not on your person, or you are fishing, hunting, or participating in some sporting activity in which it is common to use that type of knife."

[edgehill]

Originally Posted by Sheepdog

Reading the TX law now list it and daggers. There used to be a description but not anymore.

They are doing that to make it vaguer so they don't have to keep up with changing knives.

[NAMVET72]

So Andy what happens if the knife is a Bowie Knife but not called that????????

[MPDC]

Originally Posted by NAMVET72

So Andy what happens if the knife is a Bowie Knife but not called that????????

I can hear the Prosecutor say......
"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet" is a quotation from William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. The thought conveyed is that in changing the name of a rose to something else will not change its scent, look or essential character.

It is still a Bowie knife. Probably case law of similar knives would trump the name.

[edgehill]

I think a legal argument could be made that if it's not called Bowie and the state doesn't have a legal description of what a Bowie is then you might be able to argue your way put of it. But I'm no lawyer so my take has been when I'm in states like I am now (visiting Mississippi) that outlaw Bowies by name that I leave them at home and bring my camp knives.

I don't want to be a trial case.

[NAMVET72]

Why do you need more then more then one knife to camp with? OMG I forgot you pick you teeth with one and clean your toe nails with the other one,


Yes, even I can be a SA,

[jmlutz]

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...71126742,d.b2U

[edgehill]

That still prevents me from carrying a Bowie for self defense.

Edit: Unless I open carried.

[NAMVET72]

Will be posting pics of all my new blades soon as the last one comes in,




BTW Got my buck 110 today really Sweet and Nice...........