U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- Texas Representative (now Senator) Drew Springer has introduced House Concurrent Resolution HCR1 that would designate the Bowie Knife as the official state knife of Texas. This is a corrected version of HCR 86 that passed with bipartisan support in 2019, but which Governor Abbott vetoed because it contained an obvious historical error.
At the time, Gov. Abbott said, ““This is the kind of resolution that a Texas Governor would sign without thinking,” Abbott said in his official veto statement. “So, as a thinking Governor, I think it best not to sign a factually incorrect resolution and instead to allow the Legislature to consider this next session.”
Abbott’s statement continued, “Fortunately, with a little thinking and study, it was learned that a statement contained in the resolution is factually incorrect: it identifies the location of Jim Bowie’s ‘Sandbar Fight’ as ‘near Natchez, Louisiana,’ when in fact the fight occurred near Natchez, Mississippi.”
Gov. Abbott has some familiarity with Bowie knives. To recognize his signing of our bill in 2017 that made it legal to carry a Bowie knife in Texas, we had the honor of presenting the Governor with a very special Texas Heritage Bowie forged by Texas knifemaker Jason Fry, a sixth generation Texan.
This resolution is again expected to move with bipartisan support. Knife Rights will let you know as soon as it is appropriate to contact your Texas lawmakers to support this bill.
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Doesn’t look like the classic Bowie knife to me, no clip point.
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“Kennedy notes the Bowie’s knife had a blade 9 1⁄4 inches (23 cm) long and 1 1⁄2 inches (3.8 cm) wide with a cross-guard to protect the user’s hands.”
Really? As long as there are knife laws in Texas you should be focused on getting them repealed.
Perhaps you missed this: Knife Rights’ Texas Location Restricted Knife Law Reform Bill Introduced https://www.ammoland.com/2021/01/knife-rights-texas-location-restricted-knife-law-reform-bill-introduced/#axzz6jFRVsZpr That link also includes Knife Rights’ history of repealing TX restrictive knife bans over the past 8 years.Have YOU donated to support Knife Rights’ efforts to forge a Sharper Future for YOU? Join or donate at https://www.KnifeRights.org