(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) Courthouse shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code Section 16-11-127. (2) Government building shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code Section 16-11-127. (3) Knife means any cutting instrument with a blade and shall include, without limitation, a knife as such term is defined in Code Section 16-11-125.1.
(b) Except for restrictions in courthouses and government buildings, no county, municipality, or consolidated government shall, by rule or ordinance, constrain the possession, manufacture, sale, or transfer of a knife more restrictively than the provisions of this part.