I have this knife for a general pocket knife. Very useful. The blade is just under five inches and is a combo blade. It also has a "Carson Flipper" Is this illegal to carry In my pocket in any state? namely Minnesota, Wisconsin, California. Thanks for any response.
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It's legal to carry in your pocket in California. Someone else here should know the laws for other states.
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raym0016,
Here in Minnesota there are no specific laws regarding knives. I recently asked about MN laws in this forum a few days ago, and this is what I have been able to gather looking at the states statutes myself over at: www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us Basically, we only have the "Dangerous Weapons" law to go on. Unfortunately, the way the law is written, you could be charged with carrying a sharp pencil, as it could be seen as a dangerous weapon the way the law is written.
The dangerous weapons law can be seen here: http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/66.html
Section 5 is where a knife would fall. As you can see the law is extremely vague and this works to our disadvantage. You might be able to convince one cop that your 5" bladed folding knife is for opening the mail but another cop might see your sub-3" Spyderco Dragonfly as menacing and a threat to society. And that's just the problem. The law allows far too much lattitude in allowing a police officer to use their own discretion to determine if what you are carrying is a "dangerous weapon" or a tool.
The part that states: "for the purpose of being used unlawfully as a weapon against
another..." is the tricky part. While any knife could be considered a dangerous article the state also has to prove that you were carrying it with the intent to use it in an unlawful manner against another person. I figure it's easier to explain a 3" folder as being carried to accomplish daily chores at work than it is to explain a big, black, "tactical" looking knife as a tool for opening the mail and such. As a result, my daily carry is usually a 3" knife.
[This message has been edited by JMB (edited 02-13-2001).]
Here in Minnesota there are no specific laws regarding knives. I recently asked about MN laws in this forum a few days ago, and this is what I have been able to gather looking at the states statutes myself over at: www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us Basically, we only have the "Dangerous Weapons" law to go on. Unfortunately, the way the law is written, you could be charged with carrying a sharp pencil, as it could be seen as a dangerous weapon the way the law is written.
The dangerous weapons law can be seen here: http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/66.html
Section 5 is where a knife would fall. As you can see the law is extremely vague and this works to our disadvantage. You might be able to convince one cop that your 5" bladed folding knife is for opening the mail but another cop might see your sub-3" Spyderco Dragonfly as menacing and a threat to society. And that's just the problem. The law allows far too much lattitude in allowing a police officer to use their own discretion to determine if what you are carrying is a "dangerous weapon" or a tool.
The part that states: "for the purpose of being used unlawfully as a weapon against
another..." is the tricky part. While any knife could be considered a dangerous article the state also has to prove that you were carrying it with the intent to use it in an unlawful manner against another person. I figure it's easier to explain a 3" folder as being carried to accomplish daily chores at work than it is to explain a big, black, "tactical" looking knife as a tool for opening the mail and such. As a result, my daily carry is usually a 3" knife.
[This message has been edited by JMB (edited 02-13-2001).]
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I concur with Medusa, legal in Cali. I sold my M16-14 to an officer that I worked with. He said it was very legal, but other officers in the same department said it was highly illegal. Point: many LEOs do nto have the slightest clue when it comes to knife laws.
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