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In reply to the discussion: Move Over, NRA. Meet the Knife Lobby. [View all]guardian
(2,282 posts)20. Many states' laws restrict max blade length
to less than 4". Many states have 3.5" max. Some have 3" max.
http://thefiringline.com/library/blades/knifelaws.html
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I've carried a pocket knife for years and years, much like my father for years and years, it just
RKP5637
Dec 2012
#2
It might be in a court room but other than that I don't know of any city
former-republican
Dec 2012
#3
And some, of course as shown by your link, restict knives regardless of length.
AnotherMcIntosh
Dec 2012
#45
If you lived here in California nobody would be telling you that you can't do that
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#23
Well, it would be fair since the people working there have sharp weapons
The Straight Story
Dec 2012
#83
Knives, swords and other sharpened implements have been key survival tools for humans
geckosfeet
Dec 2012
#8
I wouldn't carry a switchblade because of the possibility of it opening accidentally in my pocket
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#26
I looked it up too, "Spyderco Tenacious." I can see it in the court room, as the DA says, and they
RKP5637
Dec 2012
#15
THIS is what a "Spyderco Tenacious" (3.3" blade) looks like. Melodramatic much?
Romulox
Dec 2012
#24
There's nothing wrong with either the name or the knife. Your point was silly. nt
Romulox
Dec 2012
#58
That reminds me of the one I had confiscated by the TSA -- at a Bus Terminal!
Buns_of_Fire
Dec 2012
#19
It may be that not enough people are flying to keep the TSA fully entertained.
AnotherMcIntosh
Dec 2012
#47
I've carried a folding lock-blade knife almost every day for nearly 40 years
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#22
There is spring tension that tends to keep it closed. That makes it compliant with Section 653k...
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#38
In all the years I have carried a knife for self-defense, I have brandished one exactly one time.
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#85
People who make the H-bomb argument when dicussing 2A issues remind me of anti-gay rights people.
justanidea
Dec 2012
#29
In the sense that Mother Jones is attempting to create hysteria where none should exist. nt
Romulox
Dec 2012
#59
If those who post that the 2A only authorizes muskets and flint-locks, would they agree that the 2A
AnotherMcIntosh
Dec 2012
#48
My sons and daughters all looked upon getting their own, authentic Leathermen as a rite
hedgehog
Dec 2012
#88
Not for nothing, but over-the-top weapons like axes and broadswords have *never* been protected
Azathoth
Dec 2012
#103
Laws in colonial America did not prohibit people from carrying sheathed swords
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#106