Can Brass knuckles be used for Hunting?

[Danke]

@TheTexan can they?

Brass knuckles and other self-defense items will be legal in Texas starting Sept. 1

House Bill 446, authored by state Rep. Joe Moody, lifts a ban on brass knuckles and similar self-defense items.
by Riane Roldan Aug. 28, 201912 AM


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Had one north Texas woman not gotten into a fender bender last year, police might have never arrested her for carrying a cat-shaped self-defense keychain in her purse, and the law banning those same weapons might have gone unnoticed.
State Rep. Joe Moody, a Democrat from El Paso, filed legislation lifting what he called an "antiquated" ban on brass knuckles last session, which the governor signed in May. The key chain — with pointy blades for ears — could have cost Kyli Phillips, who was 21 and living in Dallas at the time, $4,000 in fines and a year of jail time if she had been convicted of the misdemeanor. In late July, lawyers dismissed the case against her and canceled an upcoming court date.

Starting Sunday, when the law takes effect, brass knuckles will be legal in Texas for the first time since 1918.

In 2017, law enforcement convicted 93 people of possessing brass knuckles, according to The Dallas Morning News. Moody, a former prosecutor, said the law is often used to target young people of color.

The laws “are relics of the system that we need to turn away from,” he said. “We’re taking something out of the code that has a large potential for misuse."

The Texas Penal Code defines knuckles as "any instrument that consists of finger rings or guards made of a hard substance and that is designed, made, or adapted for the purpose of inflicting serious bodily injury or death by striking a person with a fist enclosed in the knuckles." They are included on a list of lethal weapons like explosives, machine guns and armor-piercing ammunition.
Supporters of House Bill 446 said that Texans carrying knuckles and other legitimate self-defense tools shouldn’t face jail time.

"If someone has a novelty item or a legitimate self-defense tool, we really shouldn't be prosecuting them for that," Moody said. "That’s not a good use of resources."

Lawmakers have been rolling back weapons bans for the past few legislative sessions.


In 2017, Moody sponsored a bill that eliminated a 145-year-old state ban on carrying knives in public, making it possible for people to carry anything from a dagger to a machete. And in 2013, legislators removed switchblades from the banned weapons list.

[oyarde]

They are legal here but not for hunting game governed by the king .

[Danke]

They are legal here but not for hunting game governed by the king .

"the King". What about the Chief of your tribe?

[oyarde]

"the King". What about the Chief of your tribe?

As Great Sagamore and War Chief I hunt what I like but for you to be legal in The Land of Indians you must pay the licensing fees to the white fathers in Indianapolis and washington DC. There are state fees and federal fees for Migratory birds some of which do not even migrate. They are sneaky like that .

[brushfire]

Lets ask our resident 2A expert, @TheTexan

Brass knuckles? Hunting? What say you?

[TheTexan]

It's not common, but some people do hunt grizzly bears with brass knuckles.
@oyarde

[oyarde]

The Tejanos are now allowed to carry knives in public and have switchblades too . They are going to be very modern these Vaqueros with spanish land grants .

[donnay]

Depends on who you are hunting.

[TheTexan]

"any instrument that consists of finger rings or guards made of a hard substance and that is designed, made, or adapted for the purpose of inflicting serious bodily injury or death

It's an instrument designed for death and violence.

And we're unbanning it?!!!?

[Danke]

OK, next question, what about Iron knuckles? Steel knuckles? etc.

[Danke]

It's an instrument designed for death and violence.

And we're unbanning it?!!!?

Christmas ideas for TheTexan :



You can use it for a paperweight.

[TheTexan]

Christmas ideas for TheTexan :



You can use it for a paperweight.

Nice!

I think it really symbolizes the greatness of our nation and the freedom that we spread across the world

[oyarde]

It's not common, but some people do hunt grizzly bears with brass knuckles.
@oyarde

It is a tough world out there . I was quail hunting once in Southern Indiana and ran out of ammo . The last bird I bagged that day I ran down and belly flopped on him in the corn stubble . Tasty .

[oyarde]

OK, next question, what about Iron knuckles? Steel knuckles? etc.

My youngest son says TSA takes them all and his flame thrower.

[Schifference]

[Anti Globalist]

What kind of animal could you hunt where it would be a good idea to bring along some brass knuckles?

[Swordsmyth]

What kind of animal could you hunt where it would be a good idea to bring along some brass knuckles?

Any kind whose meat needs to be tenderized.

[oyarde]

What kind of animal could you hunt where it would be a good idea to bring along some brass knuckles?

I used to carry my Trench knife hunting ( it has brass knuckles on the handle ) when I was young sometimes because once I got my Schrade all sharpened , clean and oiled for Sunday I did not want to risk losing it on a long recon .