Coming soon, you can see people in Texas legally wielding blades longer than 5.5 inches.

Phillip Watkins, the owner of Knife Guys here in Amarillo tell us he had no idea this law was real.

That is until a few months ago when some of his regular customers began to comment about how there could soon be a law allowing longer blades in public.

This law allows for the open carry of swords, spears, daggers, sabers, bowie knives and machetes, but Watkins said he does not expect the law, which goes into effect on September 1, to cause an uptick in sales for his business.

He said they have a loyal customer base that he doesn’t see growing too much because of the law.

Amarillo police say this law is actually pretty similar to another that caused a stir across the country, open carry of handguns.

“We had a lot of concern whenever the open carry laws came in,” said Ofc. Jeb Hilton of the Amarillo Police Department. “People thought we would see guns all the time, but we haven’t seen a whole lot. We haven’t had any trouble with that and I expect this will be the same issue.”

Just because they are now legal to carry in public does not mean you can carry them everywhere.

Restricted areas include schools, churches, correctional facilities, and bars that make at least 51 percent of their profits from selling alcohol.

Private businesses always have the choice to turn down people who are carrying longer blades, just as they do with people who have an open carry handgun license.