Oklahoma Knife Laws

[Firpo]

This all makes it clear as mud, guess I’m just a dolt. Maybe I’ll walk into a police station with a 6.5” Bowie and report back with the results.

 

[SoonerP226]

This all makes it clear as mud, guess I’m just a dolt. Maybe I’ll walk into a police station with a 6.5” Bowie and report back with the results.

Just march up to the desk, whip out the knife, stab it into the desktop, and say in a firm tone, “I heard these things were illegal in this state. Which one of you pansies is man enough to enforce that?”

If you could have someone video the interaction, that would be cool.

 

[JEVapa]

Or here:

https://osbi.ok.gov/sites/g/files/gmc476/f/2022_SDA_Law_Book_NOVEMBER_2022.pdf

It's pretty clear that if you're not nuts or a criminal, you can carry your big knife most everywhere.

 

[OK Corgi Rancher]

I'm no expert on OK law but carrying a knife usually isn't a problem until you show some sort of criminal intent with the knife...like you threaten to stab someone. Then it becomes a "deadly weapon". But just carrying it around is probably not a big deal.

 

[jeromebill7718]

My question is "when is a knife classified as a weapon?"

Is a pocket knife considered a weapon?

Having an issue right now over this and one side keeps saying "...well the weapon involved..." and we are like, it was an accident and it was a pocket knife.

But no one seems to know how a pocket knife can automatically be classified as "a weapon."

When it is used on a person.

 

[1shott]

You can carry a firearm and a knife, at the same time, separately, on your person, in your car, home etc.

No licenses needed.

Prohibited persons are not allowed the firearms.

 

[jeromebill7718]

What if you wanted to carry a trench knife like this? You have the long blade with brass knuckles..
Like the OP, I've researched endlessly and have even gone as far as calling my local PD to find out the true law. No one knew for sure.

Yep, clear as mud..

A rifle with a unregistered grenade launcher is illegal. The illegal part is the grenade launcher (in case anybody wants to argue, I already said it is unregistered in this scenario).

The knife is totally legal. The brass holes that turn it into brass knuckles would have to be removed to make it legal to carry.

If you only have enough money to purchase 1 knife and you want to carry a knife in public in the state of Oklahoma, do not buy this type of knife.

I have given you the correct answer.

 

[jeromebill7718]

Just march up to the desk, whip out the knife, stab it into the desktop, and say in a firm tone, “I heard these things were illegal in this state. Which one of you pansies is man enough to enforce that?”

If you could have someone video the interaction, that would be cool.

You are probably old. You don't need to tell people to record stuff anymore.

Edit....this is a joke in case you are really old.

 

[JR777]

Effectively we no longer have any knife laws anywhere in the state.

 

[ratski]

When it is used on a person.

Not really what I was asking.

Recently had an issue with something.

A small folding pocket knife was involved.

Person got cut/stabbed accidentally.

Insurance people were saying it was considered a "weapon" and that made things different from an insurance/liability point of view.

It was 100% an accident.

That's why I was wondering about the definition.