Bought a knife I can't carry

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After years of struggling with the same type of dilemma in my state, I just picked from the other countless designs out there that would leave no doubt or be open to any interpretation. I'm faster with my Spyderco and some other than I am with a lot of my assisted open knives now anyways.

Gonna second the variable of LEOs not knowing the knife laws, it's completely up to them and you don't want to be stuck giving it up or worse because of their ignorance of the laws.
 
Things are so relative with this.

If you really do use a knife every day, or edged object or weapon.. any cool level-headed cop shouldn't even think twice about it. Unless you're somehow threatening them, which you probably aren't.

Now, if you get pulled over, or stopped, for anything, and it's there... again. A cool or level-headed cop that doesn't see it as a threat may not give you the whole 9 yards.

Now, continuing.. if you get stopped for anything. Walking, driving, anything. And if the cop is on a witch hunt, or actively looking for things (drugs, gangs, guns. The trifecta) then that knife may turn into.. "Well, what's this? Why do you have this?" etc.

And you will then have a "weapon." If it's like that.
 
Originally Posted By: pacc
Things are so relative with this.

If you really do use a knife every day, or edged object or weapon.. any cool level-headed cop shouldn't even think twice about it. Unless you're somehow threatening them, which you probably aren't.

Now, if you get pulled over, or stopped, for anything, and it's there... again. A cool or level-headed cop that doesn't see it as a threat may not give you the whole 9 yards.

Now, continuing.. if you get stopped for anything. Walking, driving, anything. And if the cop is on a witch hunt, or actively looking for things (drugs, gangs, guns. The trifecta) then that knife may turn into.. "Well, what's this? Why do you have this?" etc.

And you will then have a "weapon." If it's like that.

A knife could also be useful for cutting off an ankle monitor. Just FYI.
 
Originally Posted By: Bandito440
A knife could also be useful for cutting off an ankle monitor. Just FYI.


True that. But who the Joseph would be wearing one of those?
 
Originally Posted By: pacc
Now, continuing.. if you get stopped for anything. Walking, driving, anything. And if the cop is on a witch hunt, or actively looking for things (drugs, gangs, guns. The trifecta) then that knife may turn into.. "Well, what's this? Why do you have this?" etc.


Witch hunts aren't required when a check of your record reveal existing warrants or prior arrests.
 
Originally Posted By: Smokescreen
This is a switchblade variant. It "looks" like a flip assisted knife for all intents and purposes, but it's button is not attached to the blade to flip it open, its a button to switch the blade open. Simple as that.


That was my assessment when i opened the package. Lesson here is, if buying an assisted open knife, look at some youtube reviews first. I just saw this knife and thought it was nice, i did not know the button was not part of the blade, or i would not have bought it.

Still i will use it as a work knife around the property.
 
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Originally Posted By: Bandito440
Originally Posted By: pacc
Things are so relative with this.

If you really do use a knife every day, or edged object or weapon.. any cool level-headed cop shouldn't even think twice about it. Unless you're somehow threatening them, which you probably aren't.

Now, if you get pulled over, or stopped, for anything, and it's there... again. A cool or level-headed cop that doesn't see it as a threat may not give you the whole 9 yards.

Now, continuing.. if you get stopped for anything. Walking, driving, anything. And if the cop is on a witch hunt, or actively looking for things (drugs, gangs, guns. The trifecta) then that knife may turn into.. "Well, what's this? Why do you have this?" etc.

And you will then have a "weapon." If it's like that.

A knife could also be useful for cutting off an ankle monitor. Just FYI.


Haha back when I worked in a shoe store at the mall years ago,there was this girl I worked with who had to wear one. She'd show it off to all the customers and show them how it worked,etc. Good lord that girl was a trip!
 
are you tall? white? well-dressed? male?
Then you don't have anything to worry, just exercise the social privileges you have.

Other way to look about it, do you feel comfortable asking a police officer a random question? Or do you straighten up and start watching what you're doing? If answer is comfortable, you'll be fine.
 
Originally Posted By: raytseng
are you tall? white? well-dressed? male?
Then you don't have anything to worry, just exercise the social privileges you have.

Other way to look about it, do you feel comfortable asking a police officer a random question? Or do you straighten up and start watching what you're doing? If answer is comfortable, you'll be fine.


There are numerous websites where you can answer that question.
 
I suppose a fixed blade knife carried in a sheath on your hip might send a different sort of message, than one that's pocket carried and is unseen. I would never wear my sheathed Buck 119 out in public. It's 11 inches long and I can see how it might be perceived. Having said that, I rarely go anywhere without a pocket knife, either a Buck 715 thin aluminum framed lockback clipped in my pocket, or a traditional old style, carried loose in my pocket.
 
Hard for me to imagine that knife seen as a switchblade. I realize PD's employ some marginal people. Good luck.
 
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