We all know knives are important tools , but carrying or owning a knife comes with great responsibility. What do you think about these knife laws by state? Share your thoughts in the comments below! Follow us on Facebook , Instagram , Twitter , and Pinterest! Disclaimer: All content on this site is for informational purposes only.
Please read our full disclaimer here. It is NOT legal to carry a fixed blade hunting knife in Michigan unless you are hunting. It is ok to carry spring assisted knives, but not switchblades. You cannot carry a double edged knife of any kind. HB33 legalizes the possession, transfer and carrying of automatic knives switchblades.
It also enacts knife law preemption repealing all local knife laws as well as preventing new ones from being enacted. Please be carefull. In new york city it is illegal to posses ant knife which can be open with one hand.
This covers almost any comon folding lock blade knife like a buck folder. The map of max legal length by state is wrong. NYS has NO length restriction.
That is New York City and other municipalities. There is no state law on the books restricting blade length in the state of New York. I repeat, those are local laws. These sights really need to update their information. For example, as of September switchblades and gravity knives are legal in Alaska. Please add info on the level of violation. The Balisong is simply a knife without a spring that will act like scissors on your fingers and the switchblade with or without a switch lock is asking to be found open when you least expect it.
Give me a plain old lock blade knife ny day of the week. For truly rough work I use an Old Timer Beast. Thanks for the info. There is little mention of OTF knives -are these considered automatics knives?
Most online retailers state that you must be active military or law enforcement to purchase an OTF knife. Such as SC, which basically allows any knife? Microtech Troodon, btw. And you thought you were in a free country…. Like everything to do with anything that can be defined by anyone as a weapon things can get complicated fast.
In the past, if not present, in San Antonio, for example, it was or is illegal to own a lock-blade knife, which is not prohibited by State law. I think switchblades knives are also illegal in San Antonio. Also knives beyond a certain length are or were illegal. So you need to know the laws within the jurisdictions you live in or would be traveling in, beside the laws of the State as a whole.
You could find yourself in the slammer for violating a city or county law while still abiding by the state laws. The larger the city, and the more presence of gangs within that city, the more restrictive the laws are likely to be on the type knives one can carry. I would often see knives for sale at surplus stores that I knew were illegal to have on you in San Antonio and once asked one of the clerks why they would sell them and if people could get in trouble if they were caught just taking them home once they bought them.
He just said it is illegal to have them on you, not to sell them, and they advised people to get them home as quickly as possible and keep them at home. However, in the examples you mention, the law in Texas now says that local knife laws cannot be more restrictive than the state laws.
So locking knives, once illegal in San Antonio, are now legal. I was just wondering if karambits were legal or not in Michigan? I think they are but I just want to make sure. The info on Virginia is also not correct nor is the really cool looking map.
Please refer to the Virginia State Code for the current laws. The laws here change and come into affect on July 1st of each year. As a retired LEO, I read the laws myself and did not rely on what someone else said. I always wanted to make sure I understood them and if I had any questions, I would go to the Commonwealths Attorney for clarification.
In New York City police officers look for a pocket clip on the outside of your pocket and stop and frisk you. The definition of a gravity knife from the s and s was a stiletto that had a weighted tang on the blade inside the handle. Help plz? Not entirely accurate. California has a rule about the propensity of a knife to close. My EDC is legal to own, but cannot be taken out in public.. So for me finding a website like this with the list of the knife laws state by state is enormously helpful!
Thanks for sharing. Rodriguez Publishing also here. You need to update your Oklahoma information. As of Nov. See SB sign by Gov.
Fallin this year. I also think switchblades and assisted opening are also legal last year. Note, the website of the Oklahoma legislature where you probably found this are grossly outdated. Switchblade knife and knife having a blade which opens automatically by hand pressure applied to a button, spring, or other device in the handle of the knife were removed from 21 O.
Effective November 1, in Oklahoma it will be legal to open carry an automatic knife. But I may be incorrect, just thinking. Spring loaded for the assisted open. All knives should be considered tools until or if they are used during or to accomplish an illegal activity. Switchblades have always been legal under federal law… for anyone with one arm.
USAF aircrews used to be issued switchblades. I just ignore these types of nonsensical laws. Call it civil disobedience if you must. You need to do your research before writing inaccurate information.
In Tennessee as of 1 july any type of knife is allowed for carry. It is NOT a crime to carry any knife. Unless you I tend to use it in a crime. Get your shit straight. HB effective November 1, amends Title 21 O. The practical effect is that, as of the effective date, it is not generally a crime to carry a switchblade knife.
So whenever I wanted to add them to my collection I had to have them shipped to family members in Georgia, and then go pick them up whenever I was visiting, like during Thanksgiving or Christmas.
California allows switchblades with blade length not to exceed two inches. Warning, this website is notorious for false info, and half of these laws are totally incorrect. Fixed blade knives must be carried openly. Dirks, daggers, and stilettos are totally legal.
Thank-you for this post it was was very helpful. Keep up the good-work. In Texas, we can carry a sword if we so desire. I found several errors. First i would like to say thank you for this post it was very helpful after going though the information on this page i was confident enough to pick my selected blade that was legal in my state…good things first keep up the cool blogging work s i will be back for more information.
This is just bizarre, I just explored the many articles on the website, really interesting. But still confuse what will I do with them? Ive lived in Arkansasall my life. A sword hidden in a cane is illegal. Switchblades are now legal in Louisiana as of August 1, Law was enacted by the LA state legislature.
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I would like to point out with the West Virginia section, we now have Constitutional Carry laws, which allows any West Virginia citizen to concealed carry any deadly weapon that they would normally be legally allowed to own.
This applies to guns, knives, blunt weapons, and anything else that is legal to own and considered a deadly weapon. In fact, even before that law was passed, it was legal to carry any type of knife or blade concealed so long as the blade length fit within a certain criteria. Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses.
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