A Direct Question to Sal Glesser

sgt1372 said:
As a retired LEO, I'd say that this is generally true but, if an LEO has stopped you and/or is investigating a crime in which you are believed to be involved, s/he will not necessarily assume that you are an "honest" person and being in possession of a knife that is illegal w/in the LEO's jurisdiction will be proof to the LEO that there is good reason to believe that you are someone to regard w/suspicion. It's the nature of the job.
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I think you're probably right. I had many run-ins with the police back in the 1960s and they were pretty much all good experiences, even when I had to spend a night in jail. I guess cops used more commonsense and we're kinder back then.
But bottom line, if they want to arrest this old geezer for carrying a pocket knife, thats fine.
In the "good old days" (smile) every kid and man had a pocket knife. It was just an everyday tool, and most of us felt a certain affection for the knife we carried, especially if we had had it a for awhile.
Anybody remember a game called mumblypeg? Can't play mumblypeg without a knife. (grin)
 
sgt1372 said:
The legality of carrying an knife (whether auto or not) which exceeds the legal length in any state or locality will ONLY arise if you are reported to have been brandishing the knife in public, use it to harm someone (whether in self-defense or not) and/or are stopped and frisked in connection w/a lawful stop and/or arrest in connection with some other matter.

In other words, unless you have some contact w/a LEO which results in the inspection and/or seizure of your knife, the length and design of the knife is irrelevant. So, the best course of action is to avoid any LEO contact whenever there is any doubt as to the "legality" of your knife OR, better yet, only carry a knife that you are absolutely certain meets legal guidelines.

So, if you live in a state/locality which permits carrying an automatic knife and 3.5" is the allowable length and your blade measures 3.6", as is apparently the case w/the Autonomy 2, I would suggest that you do NOT carry that knife to avoid any doubt as to its legality in that jurisdiction.
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^^^This. Know the law and follow it. But also, don't do anything to make someone want to stop you.
 
I have to think if I was so paranoid about the cops shoving me in the crowbar hotel because my knife is slightly over the limit., I would stay away from any knives that are close to that border. I would carry a Delica or a Para 3, which are well under 3.61, problem solved!
 
dkolds said:
You're paranoid. I've carryed knives for 6o years and been pulled over drunk, on drugs, having had accidents, arrested for petty crimes and everything else and not once has a cop harrassed me about a pocket knife. If you're respectful, calm and do as they say you won't have any problems.
I also took knives to work and showed my friends autos, butterfly knives, and all kinds of knives and nobody flipped out. Maybe young American men are watching to much TV. If you are not a criminal and not STUPID you shouldn't have a problem.
We don't live in a police state and if we did I would start buying guns, not knives.
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Senator Kennedy is that you?
 
dkolds said:
Yeah. New York city. It's not really part of America. But mostly they seem to bust black people with any excuse, because there is a lot of black crime and cops are confronted with it every day. Not saying that's good but that's the way it is. Chicago is the same way. Not Denver metro or SLC where I grew up. A lot of it may be how you are dressed how you behave. I could tell you stories.
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On this point, everyone should watch this video that I found posted in the Knife Laws subforum:

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