Good catch, I didn't see that part of the bill. I withdraw previous statement.CJD wrote:It only preempts "knife" as defined in 46.01, which is distinct from "location prohibited knives". It only preempts currently state-legal knives, not "illegal knives" or if hb3884 passes, "location prohibited knives".mr1337 wrote:I would think that location-prohibited knives still fall under the knife category, thus making any knife ordinances (including location-prohibited knifes) to be null and void.CJD wrote:Even 905 won't keep that from happening, as it only preempts knives, not "location-prohibited knives." Still a step forward, though.
So localities would still be able to create ordinances on knives over 5.5 inches in blade length, but not for any under 5.5 inches. I hope it will get fixed next session if it doesn't get amended this session. Still a victory either way.