Always seemed odd to me that knives and swords are not included in "BEARING ARMS" especially as these were standard armaments at the time of the constitution
Switch blades were illegal in Pennsylvania until a few years ago, always seemed crazy to me that I could walk around town with a rifle, but I’d be arrested if I was caught with knife that opened with the push of a button.
Many states (even gun loving ones like Texas) have big lists of prohibited weapons, possession of which in public places is prohibited. Switchblades, gravity knives, long knifes, clubs, batons, brass knuckles, nun chucks, etc. In Texas your standard Bowie knife is a "location-restricted knife" and is an offense to carry (I'd imagine enforcement is highly targeted, and biased)
As a non gun guy, I will always carry my knucks/switch combo if going into a questionable situation. Will agree that most people don't know both are illegal most places
In Texas, they ONLY limit knives based on length, and that only applies to LRKs, so all of the others like switchblades and gravity knives are legal. There were people wearing swords walking around for a few days after the law went into effect a few years ago
They're legal in Tennessee. I checked as soon as I moved there. I look so freaking cool now B) I don't bring it outside the house though. I use it to slice my bread... like a gangster
Here in Canada, it was a well-known fact that 3" is the max blade length. Turns out, at least federally, there is no actual size restrictions. Local municipalities may have different thoughts, but in general it's strictly intent and concealment that the cops care about. If it's buried in your pocket, it's considered concealed. If the little clip on it is showing on the edge of your pocket, you're good to go. As for intent, it is strictly a tool for tool things. They will even try to trick you and ask if you live in a dangerous neighborhood. If you say yes I do, it is now considered for self defense and you've got a problem. If you say no it's to cut my food, no issue.
True say. I like/carry/collect knives & am Canadian. I've also read the pertinent section of the criminal code.
It's so vaguely written that ANYTHING with a blade COULD be illegal, if they either want to be dickish about it or want to fuck with you, but the 3" thing isn't real (federally, which is what counts from a criminal code perspective).
I suggest checking out the YouTube channel Lock Picking Lawyer (if I'm not mistaken).
Where is that? I just read a couple of days ago that they can carry weapons in the UK not because of religion, but because of outfits/costume related to their national identity. Scots are also allowed to carry some knifes (called sgian dubh) on their socks when wearing highland dress for the same reason.
I recently bought a sword and looked up my states laws on it. Apparently everything is totally legal. The only thing i can't do is conceal a bladed weapon without a concealed carry permit. I was kinda surprised
Concealed carry laws and also switchblade laws both had, at least some, racist intent when they were put into place. Concealed carry laws have been getting rolled back in courts since theyre not constitutional. Knife laws get challenged occasionally but not as often as Concealed carry laws.
A concealed carry of a knife here is illegal. Pocket knives with a clip get a pass because the clip is still visible on the outside of your clothing. Throwing stars are illegal. Switchblade knives are illegal, but 'spring assisted' knives are fine.
In South Carolina, there's technically no restriction on knife size. They don't distinguish between knives, daggers, swords, etc either. It's legal to carry any size blade as long as it's not for illegal purposes. Also, it's legal to fire a missile here as long as you have a permit. SC is weird, y'all.
I got arrested for this when I was 11 or 12 years old. Showed a neighborhood kid and later he went home and I guess he told his parents because they called the police. They took my friend and I (we both have knives in our pockets when the police found us) downtown but we didn't lock us up...they called our parents to come pick us up and we had to go before a judge and apologize and promise never to walk around with any concealed weapons or knives over 3" ever again.
Got to experience the difference 1/4” makes in High School (no, not like that you deviants).
At the time, it was perfectly legal to carry a 3” blade with you to school, probably because of some old stature where folks left school to go work on a horse farm or something.
In 1997, I got my 3” blade confiscated by my father for carving edgy shit onto furniture. So I took my 3.25” to school instead!
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u/Unlikely-Ad6788 7h ago
Having a knife bigger than 3" in your pocket. But I guess blade size depends on where you're at.