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You will never beleave this! I got pulled over by a cop in the middle of main street, here in hickville VA. I had an expired inspection sticker (Tottaly my fault btw, 1.5 months out!). I drive an 84 Ford Ranger. When I reach to get my registration, the cop notices my old Jaguar in the "hole" thing right above the glove box. "Can a see that butterfly knife too?" sure I said, and gave it to him. Then he tells me that it is illegal due to the fact that it is considered a concealed weapon because "You can't see the blade when the knife is closed"
!!!!!! I had my 42A and 42AS on me, so at that point my heart spacked the floor board! I told him that I had never heard that before, and that I tried finding every law I could on them, and quoted the gravity knife law in VA. End result, I still have all my knives!
And their is at least one enlightened cop in this Three cop town. No really, we don't have but 2 officers and the Cheif of Police! Other than that, he was really nice and polite to me, very profesional. Unlike the other cop, who is a total A**hole, that pulled me for having my tailgate down (bed empty), and then gave me several smart-a** remarks.
What do we do to protect ourselves from cops making honest mistakes? Even if found not guilty, you don't get the knife back in Va w/out a good lawer, which would cost way more than the two knives.
It all goes back to the Golden Rule: Those Who Have The Gold, Rule.


What do we do to protect ourselves from cops making honest mistakes? Even if found not guilty, you don't get the knife back in Va w/out a good lawer, which would cost way more than the two knives.
It all goes back to the Golden Rule: Those Who Have The Gold, Rule.