Knife Laws

According to Knife Laws of the Fifty States folding knives may be carried openly or concealed in Wisconsin. No restriction noted on blade length. Dirks, daggers and stilettos may be carried openly but not concealed. Automatic knives and balisongs may not be carried openly or concealed.

Which is but one interpretation of the law I posted previously.
 
Which is but one interpretation of the law I posted previously.

Yes, but at least the interpretation is by an attorney who specializes in weapons laws. He also is a NRA certified firearms instructor. David Wong Esq, Massachusetts.
 
Even though I can probably operate a thumb stud just as quick as a switch blade, I love that Texas now gives me the choice.
My HK auto (made by Benchmade for HK) is always clipped inside my pocket.
I had a nice switchblade before, given to me by a local Leo who often did TV segments. Back then in Houston, you would go immediately to jail for having one on you. I put it away and have still not found it.
 
Texas just recently (Sept '13) made switchblades legal for carry...prior to that, you could own a switchblade but you couldn't carry it off your property.

Texas still restricts blade length to 5 1/2 ", unless you are hunting. You can own longer blade knives but you can't carry them off your property unless you are hunting.
I can't for the life of me figure out why one needs a blade longer then 5.5" outside of the kitchen, skinning shed or fish cleaning table.
 
Texas just recently (Sept '13) made switchblades legal for carry...prior to that, you could own a switchblade but you couldn't carry it off your property.

Texas still restricts blade length to 5 1/2 ", unless you are hunting. You can own longer blade knives but you can't carry them off your property unless you are hunting.

Good. I guess its legal to carry my SOG Spirit knife/tool. :-)) The blade I think is only about 4 inches long.
 
I bought two or three as a teenager, sixty years or so ago. Cheap junk, but looked cool to a sixteen-year-old. Never any questions asked by the store clerks who sold them to me.

The only Switchblade I ever bought, was a Switchblade comb. Dunno whatever happened to it? I had the coolest comb on campus. :-))

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I can't for the life of me figure out why one needs a blade longer then 5.5" outside of the kitchen, skinning shed or fish cleaning table.

As a pipefitter I saw many pipe covers that used longer blades in their daily work. Many of those knifes were kitchen type knifes. Those strong & sharp rather narrow blades were perfect for their work. They all carried the in sheathes on their belt as many times they worked off of ladders. Many came to work that way and went home the same, and this is in the people’s republic of NY.
 
Various Texas cities have their own restriction, San Antonio prohibits lock blades, Corpitos restricts a length less than the state standard.

If anyone wants to nit pick about this, call your bailbondsman, and lawyer.
Don't correct my spelling or sentence structure, don't get all nuanced, it's pretty silly.
 
I can't for the life of me figure out why one needs a blade longer then 5.5" outside of the kitchen, skinning shed or fish cleaning table.

If you are hunting larger game (deer, antelope, pigs, etc) and want to gut/skin/clean it in the field, a blade longer than 5.5" makes it easier. The longer blade knives also (usually) have heavier, thicker blades, and can be used as chopping tools, making it easier to cut/chop through bone...as well as to cut small branches, clear brush, and so on.

And if you want to be Rambo, you have to have a big knife...he didn't carry a pen knife, don't ya know? ;)
 
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