If you want to take a knife with you, which is usually legal everywhere, I highly recommend buying a knife that is clearly meant to be used. For example, most pocket knives and almost all leather and multi-tool men fit this description. As long as the blade is less than 2.5 to 3 inches tall, everything should be fine. Places that may be exceptions to this general rule include courts, airplanes, schools, and special buildings that prohibit the carrying of knives. It is illegal to carry concealed knives except on one`s own premises in North Carolina. There is an exception to the regular pocket knife, but the possession or sale of all other types is illegal. This restriction also applies to police officers, unless they use it for training purposes or as evidence. 1. A person commits a crime if he knowingly owns, manufactures, transports, repairs or sells a Switchblade knife: (d) A Switchblade knife. Please re-read my many responses on this topic. Repealing state law does NOT make the knife legal throughout the state. It simply removes the penal code, which only applies to state-owned switching blades.
This does NOT change the local laws that govern civil law, where the majority of jurisdictions still have local laws against these knives. New Hampshire`s knife laws are very favorable to law-abiding citizens, as there are no laws restricting the possession of knives except for residents who have already been convicted of a crime. There are no laws on the sale of knives to minors, although the sale of paint guns and BB guns to minors is prohibited. In Michigan, it`s legal to carry any open knife, as long as you do so with legal intent. Carrying a knife openly means that the knife is not hidden, which usually means that ordinary people, if they casually observe the person carrying the knife, would understand that a knife is carried. So walking around with a knife attached to a belt, with a shirt plugged in so random observers can see the knife, is open and legal. However, walking around with a knife attached to a belt, with a shirt open and covering the knife so that casual observers cannot see the knife, is hidden and may be illegal depending on the knife. California law specifically prohibits or prohibits a person from possessing, possessing, manufacturing or importing certain types of knives. In addition, many of these knives have precise legal definitions.
This means that a defendant can always try as a defense to show that the knife he had did not meet the definition of an illegal knife. Iowa`s law includes restrictions on dangerous weapons such as knives that restrict citizens` freedom to carry a hidden knife from their owner. Knife laws are still very vague, especially in Buckeye State. However, if a blade is 4 inches or less, it is generally not classified as a weapon. This makes it legal for anyone, even a minor. For example, it is legal for a minor to carry and use a simple pocket knife. This is the most accessible resource on knife laws I`ve found, so hopefully this feature request doesn`t seem thankless or lazy. I just think indexing the basic criteria of the knife would be helpful for a lot of people. Kansas doesn`t have strict knife laws.
Instead, the state focuses on intent to use a Dirk or dagger against another person, rather than mere possession. Iowa allows the concealed carrying of knives with a blade length of less than 5 inches, but only if they are not used dangerously. Blades smaller than 5 inches and used as dangerous weapons fall under Iowa`s secret ban on carrying. Similarly, Massachusetts allows the wearing of Swiss Army knives and folding knives as long as they are not used in an unsafe manner. Oregon`s knife laws depend primarily on court decisions rather than codified laws, though the state treats knives more restrictively than other firearms. In Beaver State, however, the law is quite simple. It is legal to wear daggers, switch blades and dirks. As of July 15, 2013, it is legal to possess and wear switch blades in Kansas. You may want to scour this state and others for new laws that have just been inserted.
If you use or collect knives, it`s important to know and follow your state`s knife laws to avoid criminal charges and legal trouble. In Missouri, the law protects the right of residents to carry weapons and any type of knife. Weapons are allowed to be used to defend a person, family, home or property or to support civil power. However, anyone who uses a switch blade for criminal offences is breaking the law. This is a case where you need to know the local laws where you want to own, transport and use the knife. However, people with a criminal conviction, injunction or intellectual disability are not allowed to carry blades. The sale of dangerous weapons to minors is also prohibited. Until 1957, it was illegal to possess, sell, or transfer a blade or knife with a blade larger than two inches.32 Many types of knives are legal in Indiana, with the exception of throwing stars and ballistic knives. In Indiana, there is no right of first refusal from the state. However, they are not allowed in schools, regardless of the intended use. The law also does not prescribe the length of the knife blade. What is the law for openly wearing on your hip or on the dashboard of your car? They may be right.
However, no one should ever take anyone`s word for it, even if that person is an agency/state/city/county/state (or U.S., for that matter) agent/employee. People make mistakes all the time. People are misinformed all the time. People are not always aware of the latest *signed* legislation, even though they are supposed to be the authority on the matter. UNLESS you have seen a legally enforceable law/regulation/rule IN WRITING (official print publication or government website stating that you can, can, cannot, or should not do something), then do NOT do that thing (or refrain from doing so), or you are actually breaking any law. It`s always best to play it safe when it comes to owning a firearm (knife, pistol, or anything that can be used as a weapon (pepper spray, stun gun, baseball bat), whether at home, on you, in a vehicle, or another (such as a tent or backpack). Ignorance of the law is no excuse if you are arrested or if your non-compliant “thing” is confiscated. If you are under 18 years of age, you must not carry a restricted knife outside your home, property or any motor vehicle or boat owned and controlled by you (or directly on the way of the motor vehicle or boat) unless you are under the direct supervision of a parent or guardian. The penalty is a Class C offence. YES! I struggled for a while to get clarification on knife laws. This is a very useful resource! Finally, possession, sale, manufacture or importation of an undetectable knife is an administrative offense, punishable as follows: Penal Code 21310 PC criminalizes the carrying of a Dirk or concealed dagger in California.1 The concealed carrying of any of these weapons includes: There are no knives whose possession is illegal in the State of Buckeye.
Although people are allowed to possess them, it is illegal to carry certain knives. * Be careful, however, Michigan law allows municipalities to restrict the open carrying of knives, and Detroit and Lansing have done so. In Detroit and Lansing, it is illegal to transport knives with a blade more than three inches long, whether sheathed or not, and whether openly worn or hidden, in a public place. Many knife criminal cases occur when defendants legally openly carry a knife until that person gets into a vehicle, at which point the knife becomes a hidden transport knife and becomes illegal.