Automatic Knife Legality...

Kaxter

Kaxter

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Well, I was going to get a Buck Strider but found a Microtech Vector that I have fallen in love with. The only problem is that auto knives are illegal in Missouri and now I have a decision. I can get this NIB Vector for 100 dollars and I am really thinking about it. I would carry it and was just wondering if I could possibly go to jail for carrying such a knife or if the police would just take it away? I really want this knife and am willing to risk it being taken from me but unwilling to risk jail, wo would I just get a ticket or would I land in jail? Any of you guys have this same problem?
 
as long as you dont carry it, and noone else knows about it, i think it should be fine..
 
if ya carry the knife and a cop catches ya w/it, yes, i would have to say there is a very good possibility of going to jail unless ya are LEO/military. and in TX UCW is fairly serious, i dont think its worth the risk myself, M/A's open about the same w/practice anyway. some of the waved stuff from EKI/or the flipper on the cammilus maxx might be faster, depending on the knife.

if ya just want it for home i would think not, i know in tx there is an exclusion for collectors in the PC.

best

greg
 
Kaxter
I started buying auto's in MO because they were legal to sell and poses but thats about as far as it go's , If you carry it and get busted for it you'll go to jail for it .
 
If you will carry it, don't get it, you are begging to be a criminal if caught.

If you can exercise the control and not carry it but appreciate it for what it is to you, get it.

I have no use for autos myself.

Brownie
 
Here is an excerpt from MO laws on posession of a switchblade,

"... a switchblade knife... 2. A person does not commit a
crime under this section if his conduct... (4) Was
incident to displaying the weapon in a public museum or
exhibition; or (5) Was incident to dealing with the
weapon solely as a curio, ornament, or keepsake, or to
using it in a manner reasonably related to a lawful
dramatic performance..."

Click here for the rest of MO laws regarding knives

Click here for the knife laws through out the US

This info provided by Bernard Levine's website
 
Originally posted by T. Erdelyi
Here is an excerpt from MO laws on posession of a switchblade,

"... a switchblade knife... 2. A person does not commit a
crime under this section if his conduct...(5) Was incident to
using it in a manner reasonably related to a lawful
dramatic performance..."
Click to expand...

Well there you go. Whenever you're going to carry it in public, just make sure you're dressed like a Shakespearian actor and all is well. :)
 
$100 is a great price on a manual or auto Vector. So here is what you do. Buy it then mail it to me and I will send you a Manual. That way, you got a great price and a knife you can carry ;)
 
I got the MT Auto. I got to thinking...I never break the law, I have never been searched in my entire life and highly doubt that I will. I am now carrying the knife and while I must admit I feel a little nervous, I still think its worth it...its time for me to take a chance in this world.
 
Kaxter, Kaxter, Kaxter!! If you ever decide to go with the manual version, you let me know :) Leave the risks up to the bad guy ;)
 
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