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<blockquote data-quote="Michael Brown" data-source="post: 21994" data-attributes="member: 18">&quot;dagger, bowie knife, dirk knife, switchblade knife, spring-type knife, sword cane, knife having a blade which opens automatically by hand pressure applied to a button, spring, or other device in the handle of the knife&quot;As long as its not one of these, it&#039;s legal to carry.I carry the Shivworks Clinch Pick or Disciple or the Ka-Bar TDI model depending on my attire.&nbsp; These are all single-edge, small, legal fixed blades.Its commonly known what a Bowie is and none of these knives could be mistaken for one.&nbsp; A dagger or dirk has two sharpened sides.&nbsp; since they are fixed blades, none is opened at all much less by any spring.The catch-all is the phrase &quot;any other offensive weapon&quot;.&nbsp; To prove this, a court would have to establish intent for the weapon to be used offensively if its not in any of these catagories and I would gladly fight that battle.&nbsp; If you are concerned about being lumped into this group, a folder would be illegal too, which I&#039;m confident couldn&#039;t be prosecuted without intent.&nbsp; As far as owning a switchblade, that&#039;s fine.&nbsp; The laws relate to carrying not possession.&nbsp; You can own a Blackjack or Sap or any of the other devices mentioned and lawfully use them in self-defense in your home.You just can&#039;t carry them concealed.Michael Brown</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Michael Brown, post: 21994, member: 18"] "dagger, bowie knife, dirk knife, switchblade knife, spring-type knife, sword cane, knife having a blade which opens automatically by hand pressure applied to a button, spring, or other device in the handle of the knife" As long as its not one of these, it's legal to carry. I carry the Shivworks Clinch Pick or Disciple or the Ka-Bar TDI model depending on my attire. These are all single-edge, small, legal fixed blades. Its commonly known what a Bowie is and none of these knives could be mistaken for one. A dagger or dirk has two sharpened sides. since they are fixed blades, none is opened at all much less by any spring. The catch-all is the phrase "any other offensive weapon". To prove this, a court would have to establish intent for the weapon to be used offensively if its not in any of these catagories and I would gladly fight that battle. If you are concerned about being lumped into this group, a folder would be illegal too, which I'm confident couldn't be prosecuted without intent. As far as owning a switchblade, that's fine. The laws relate to carrying not possession. You can own a Blackjack or Sap or any of the other devices mentioned and lawfully use them in self-defense in your home. You just can't carry them concealed. Michael Brown [/QUOTE]

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