Confused about carrying concealed

[Brutus013]

Carrying a knife in your pocket, not clipped to the lip, isn't considered carrying a concealed weapon, is it?

 

[R.W.Clark]

It depends first on what your area defines as a weapon.

Then it depends on what your area defines as concealed.

What is concealed is a topic of much debate. However, I have always found that the courts themselves use a very common sense approach to the question.

Simple stated. If the average person can identify that you are carrying an item then it is not concealed.

So for example, "most" people of average inteligence know that that little clippy thing hanging from your pocket is attached to a knife. So if the clip is visible a court will most likely rule that that is not concealed. However, if it is just IN your pocket and has no parts visible outside of the pocket, then it is most certainly concealed.

 

[Esav Benyamin]

The term "concealed weapon" hints at impropriety, but in New York City a knife must be carried concealed to be legal, whether fixed blade, folder, or slipjoint. In that jurisdiction, concealed means completely hidden from view, no clip, no tip showing.