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Post by LG Martial Arts on Jul 30, 2013 12:21:38 GMT
This might be a repost, and if so, just ignore it While traversing the expanse known as the internet, I ran across this handy guide to knife laws by state home.netcom.com/~brlevine/sta-law.htm. Granted, the author states he wrote the guide in 1996, but also states the following: "Research was conducted in September 1996; new laws or amendments may have been passed since then. I have included later updates and revisions for many states, but not all."
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Post by Timberwolf on Jul 30, 2013 23:53:48 GMT
Right on, man. This will be useful to a lot of us. Not much in NM, we aren't "supposed" to have auto knives. And the unwritten rule is that anything that isn't a folder or is over 4" shouldn't be concealed. I won't comment any further on that.
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Post by Onimusha on Jul 31, 2013 4:58:19 GMT
Those unwritten rules get on my nerves. Pretty soon, people start to think it's the law. Then, you can have some problems.
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Post by William Swiger on Jul 31, 2013 5:41:10 GMT
Some of the laws are sort of vague.
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Post by randomnobody on Jul 31, 2013 8:25:50 GMT
Yeah, that's a nice way of putting it. Most of the vagueness is, of course, intentional and for interpretation on an individual basis. On one side, law-abiding folk have some leeway in the event of unwittingly carrying a knife that does not conform, unless they're a jerk about it, on the other, it's easier to charge someone with possession even if the knife is "mostly legal."
I carry a pocket knife nobody can agree on, and I can't find a law against. I try to behave myself, either way. Similarly, a cousin of mine gives me grief every time I visit family in Pennsylvania because, according to him, it is illegal to carry a fixed-blade knife longer than six inches overall. That's absurdly short to a point that I can't even find such a knife, but I can't seem to find that law last I looked, either.
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Post by stickem on Jul 31, 2013 12:33:33 GMT
Thanks for posting... karma for the effort Because of the nature of our interest in swords, I think this should be a sticky somewhere. As a group, we are more likely to be involved in these sorts of situations and could use the public service announcement to hopefully prevent some tragedy and drama in our lives. I was just thinking about this given the recent high-profile self-defense case that we don't really need to talk about here :roll: Another good resource for y'all is here: Self-Defense Laws in 50 StatesPoint being, if you are going to carry or swing sharp shiny objects around other human beings, 'tis much better to know what is expected of you before you get in a situation rather than afterwards. Please do yourself a favor and check it out...
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Jul 31, 2013 16:57:40 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2013 14:29:35 GMT
Written so as to emphasis intent. Don't f-up , don't wave it around, don't get caught and chances are no one will know. Excuse what you have if you need to.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2013 14:35:21 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2013 14:44:39 GMT
Many states have made changes sine 1996 but Levine has updated the content as well in many situations/states/local
oops, you quoted his thoughts as well.
When in doubt for his take, contact him directly. He likes cheesburgers (sections at Knifeforums and Bladeforums
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