I don't think there are any illegal knives in Kentucky.
You just gotta be on the lookout for a Federal Marshall in a white cowboy hat...

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I don't think there are any illegal knives in Kentucky.
Agreed. If you're gonna break the law, might as well break the law. If you're gonna get arrested while carrying an illegal knife, might as well use the biggest knife you can conceal. No cop, judge, jury or cell mate is gonna care that the blade was "only" .25" over the limit. You're gonna get screwed by each and every one of them.
...It's the legal equivalent of grass too high in the front yard.
By the way Charlie what goes in your other belt pouch there? Cell phone? It looks empty in that pic. Just curious.
"Admitting to break the law on a PUBLIC FORUM."
I can just hear an intern at the NSA saying, "Oh no boss what are we gonna do!" To that his superior shouts, "Quick! Get somebody on the phone. GET ANYBODY on the phone! Holy shit batman this guy in Texas just admitted to EDC'ing a 3 inch sharpened piece of steel."
I hope that America can find the keys to the safe where our collective balls have been stored for "safe keeping" ASAP! We would still be a colony of Britain (or worse) had everyone done what they were told. Fed and state governments were NEVER supposed to have the amount of power that they have today. It is our right and our responsibility as American citizens to stand up to an overreaching government. This includes jumpy city councilmen and women.
"I think you'll find that most knowledgeable people here discourage illegal carry"
Maybe in the subforums you go to, but there are many "knowledgeable people" on the forums who carry illegally on a regular basis even every day. Remember, the "dirk/dagger" laws affect anyone with a knife with an intent to use it for self-defense.
"The way to get the laws overturned is not thru civil disobedience, but by following the law in a responsible manner to show that only true criminal's do so and the rest of us should be allowed our freedom legally."
To me that is a very naive statement...are you a LEO? Unjust laws can only be challenged in the courts through an act of civil disobedience. Some of the US's greatest accomplishments in the late 20th century, e.g. racial freedom, are due to civil disobedience.
You sure are not a student of US history. We were founded upon civil disobedience. Without civil disobedience this country would be Great Britain. Civil disobedience set free most of the other former colonies of European countries.
I carry what I want but is appropriate for the situation. I've carried my switchblades and balisongs even though they are not legal. I carry them in situations where police contact is minimal.
Great post.
I live and work in the birthplace of this great nation, Phila, and IMO it has the strictest laws on knives in the country.
Most of the time I fall exempt from the law being a tradesman there is language in the law for work considerations.
During off work hours I still carry a knife and don't worry about it one bit.
I am a decent citizen who does not engage in activities that attract the attention of the police.
So technically I could be hit with a violation but I have talked to many city cops about this and the average person is not the target of this law, it is aimed at real criminals not the knife enthusiast.
Opposition to draconian knife laws is much less vocal, less heated, and does not garner media attention like gun legislation. This is what happens when citizens quietly stand by while the government slowly strips away our rights with the stroke of a pen, and most often citizens are unaware that their rights have been taken. The second amendment legally grants all citizens the right to bear arms. Most people relate this with the right to own and carry firearms, but it includes the carry of knives as well. At one point San Antonio made it illegal to carry ANY knife within city limits. Non violent civil disobedience is most certainly warranted in some cases. I will maintain a position that illegal laws do not apply to me.
As stated above by Francisco, in Argentina any type of knife is illegal. So I carry what I feel like, in total disregard of the law.
We don't have a second amendment like USA citizens have. We are closer to UK kind of knife laws.
But we have a difference: we have a tradition of eating barbecues, and of gauchos and facones and such, so knives are also admired. My experience is that nobody is going to say "he has a weapon" if you produce a large knife in the context of a barbecue.
All knives are illegal to carry here in Sweden![]()
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"I think you'll find that most knowledgeable people here discourage illegal carry"
Maybe in the subforums you go to, but there are many "knowledgeable people" on the forums who carry illegally on a regular basis even every day. Remember, the "dirk/dagger" laws affect anyone with a knife with an intent to use it for self-defense.
"The way to get the laws overturned is not thru civil disobedience, but by following the law in a responsible manner to show that only true criminal's do so and the rest of us should be allowed our freedom legally."
To me that is a very naive statement...are you a LEO? Unjust laws can only be challenged in the courts through an act of civil disobedience. Some of the US's greatest accomplishments in the late 20th century, e.g. racial freedom, are due to civil disobedience.
You sure are not a student of US history. We were founded upon civil disobedience. Without civil disobedience this country would be Great Britain. Civil disobedience set free most of the other former colonies of European countries.
I carry what I want but is appropriate for the situation. I've carried my switchblades and balisongs even though they are not legal. I carry them in situations where police contact is minimal.
Thank you for being part of the problem, instead of the solution. Please learn to use the quote button, you've been here long enough to know how by now.
In case you weren't aware, those acts of civil disobedience you refer to (Revolutionary war, Civil rights)... led to war, race riots and other such things that people uninvolved in the heart of the situation had to endure. In the end they were litigated in the courts of law.
There is a big difference between that type of civil disobedience and pure selfishness.
If you are going to advocate civil disobedience, please be sure to hire your attorney out of your own pocket and be prepared to face the consequences of your actions, including fines, jail time and possible confiscation of the item you decided to be civilly disobedient over.
Personally, I would prefer to keep my items, not illegally carry and support those who are trying to legally change the law.
I dont know if I carry legally or not
I do know , I need to have a lawful excuse to have a knife in my possession. For example , I need my knife to cut my apple to eat it .. fair enough , it is now lawful to possess my knife while Im cuttingthe apple but not before or after the act .
We also have this cute law that any bladed object may be deemed ( at the officers discression ) to be a knife , this includes screw drivers , paint scrapers , spatulas .. but not car keys for some obscure reason .. and if its deemed a knife , it is automaticalyl a weapon and the game has changed .. youre a threat with a deadly weapon in your posession ..
All this tho is at the officers discression , including letting you go our way with your knife .. or confiscating it , here , in NSW Australia , it is regular practice that stuff is confiscated , and there is no paperwork done about it , IOW , you lost it with zero chance of getting it back .
There is an interesting thing that happens tho , the prettier and more expensive looking a knife is , the higher the chance of it being confiscated I had old beater kicking around in the car door pocket , several cops looked at it and let me have it back .
I sold the car , and the guy who bought it put a brand new roughrider fixed blade in the same pocket cheap knife but looked seriously expensive ... first stop and its confiscated ,no paperwork , just threats of any fuss and its jail time with the knife and the car confiscated .
Its up to the officer on the scenes discression here , regardless of how it is meant to happen officially .
I carry a variety of knives , usualy an opinel and an izula II tho .
The onlytimes I have been asked about the knife I carry tho was at traffic stops , the knife in the car door map pocket .. no big deal , cheap wood handle , grey hi carbon blade , resale maybe $2 .. a traffic stop , I was penned in the overtake lane by 2 unmarked cars , and booked for failing to overtake in the overtaking lane .. and the knife on my belt was going to be theirs until they looked at it , a beat up mucky okapi with the grey patinaed blade ..it was handed back
Aother traffic stop on the nulabor plain , literally the only other car we saw in 6 hours was a cop , and he stopped us to check our rego and license etc .. kick the truck tyres and look for oil leaks , administer a breath test .. as we said seeya later , he twigged to the pouch on my belt , and half pulled his gun " Is that KNIFE ??" his partner laughed , they looked at the knife , I think it was the opinel .. again a well used patinaed thing .. and after a long lecture , it was returned and we left .
I carry my knife every day , and have for decades now , tho I have to admit , I dont know if its legal , that depends on the cop at the time enforcing and interpreting the law .
Is there? Isn't the desire for freedom of religion ultimately selfish? Is the desire to have the right to carry a knife more selfish? I think most of what you have written in your last two posts has been myopic at best and just plain wrong at worst. However, these are your opinions and I respect your right to hold them. Unfortunately, I found your responses to those that you disagree with to be pretty closed minded and arrogant. My apologies if I have misinterpreted your intent.
Take care sir,
Lance