First, is there any restriction on carrying multiple knives? What are the laws concerning minors (I am gonna be 17 in 8 days)? Could one be punished for carrying a balisong trainer (like the red BM one)? Is carring a knife on your belt covered by a shirt "concealed"? Is carrying it in your pocket, visibly clipped, concealed? What are my priveleges if I get a CCW? Are low rider clips considered concealing? Thansk a bunch
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Buncha CO Law ?'s
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There aren't any CO state laws against carrying multiple knives, provided they're all individually legal of course.
I don't see anything in the Colorado Revised Statutes where minors are treated differently than adults when it comes to knife carry. The basic law is that you can't carry concealed anything with a blade longer than 3.5 inches. Switchblades and gravity knives (which may include bailsongs) are also out. I don't think that a trainer balisong would be considered a weapon, but I can't say for sure.
There is a separate law against carrying a "deadly weapon" on school grounds, but I'm not clear on what it means exactly. I think that your knife can only be considered a deadly weapon if you intend to use it as such. This law applies to both students and non-students and adults and minors. It also applies to all schools, colleges, and universities.
For public school students, there's a mandatory expulsion law for "carrying, bringing, using, or possessing a dangerous weapon [on school property] without the authorization of the school or the school district". In this case, "dangerous weapon" means "a fixed blade knife with a blade that measures longer than three inches in length or a spring loaded knife or a pocket knife with a blade longer than three and one-half inches". I think this law just applies to minors.
In Colorado, the concealed carry permit only applies to handguns. I don't believe that the state law currently allows for a concealed carry permit related to knives.
Questions about when something is concealed or not are very subjective and don't have easy answers. In the case of your shirt totally covering up a sheathed knife, it would probably be considered to be concealed, though you could argue that your shirt accidentally fell over it. I haven't seen anything dealing with folders that are clipped in pockets. In any case, it would be up to a jury to decide whether or not the knife was concealed.
Please be aware that I'm not a lawyer and none of the above should be taken as legal advice.
I don't see anything in the Colorado Revised Statutes where minors are treated differently than adults when it comes to knife carry. The basic law is that you can't carry concealed anything with a blade longer than 3.5 inches. Switchblades and gravity knives (which may include bailsongs) are also out. I don't think that a trainer balisong would be considered a weapon, but I can't say for sure.
There is a separate law against carrying a "deadly weapon" on school grounds, but I'm not clear on what it means exactly. I think that your knife can only be considered a deadly weapon if you intend to use it as such. This law applies to both students and non-students and adults and minors. It also applies to all schools, colleges, and universities.
For public school students, there's a mandatory expulsion law for "carrying, bringing, using, or possessing a dangerous weapon [on school property] without the authorization of the school or the school district". In this case, "dangerous weapon" means "a fixed blade knife with a blade that measures longer than three inches in length or a spring loaded knife or a pocket knife with a blade longer than three and one-half inches". I think this law just applies to minors.
In Colorado, the concealed carry permit only applies to handguns. I don't believe that the state law currently allows for a concealed carry permit related to knives.
Questions about when something is concealed or not are very subjective and don't have easy answers. In the case of your shirt totally covering up a sheathed knife, it would probably be considered to be concealed, though you could argue that your shirt accidentally fell over it. I haven't seen anything dealing with folders that are clipped in pockets. In any case, it would be up to a jury to decide whether or not the knife was concealed.
Please be aware that I'm not a lawyer and none of the above should be taken as legal advice.