texas weapons
carrying a plastic toy sword in public in Austin, TX
<p>I plan to to a pub crawl with a couple of friends in Austin, TX and we will dress as fantasy characters in order to make things funnier. I plan to carry this <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B00SJPBRQE" rel="nofollow noreferrer">"sword"</a>  during that night.</p>

<p>I am not an US citizen so I'm not very confident with the law here. Am I allowed to do that? Is carrying a fake weapon a felony (even if it's clearly a toy)?</p>

<p>Thanks to everyone</p>

<p>As of September 1, 2017 a new law is in effect in Texas allowing adults to openly carry knives with blades longer than 5.5 inches, including swords, spears, daggers, sabers, bowie knives and machetes.</p>

<p>So I would think that if you can legally carry the real thing around, that a toy or facsimile would be legal as well.</p>

<p>But in downtown Austin, you still might be questioned by police, but I doubt it if it's looks like a toy.</p>

<p>If you are carrying the real thing, you cannot carry them in certain places like bars, schools, prisons, hospitals, amusement parks, churches and sporting events.</p>
