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Buckaholic

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Went to the county fair today.
Had to take my 110NS Damascus Ram back to the truck because it had too long of a blade (the security guy actually had a template to measure blade length). My Waimea passed inspection...I needed a money clip for those $5.00 corn dogs :eek:

Anyway, I can't take in my 110, but inside the fair, someone was selling sets of Buck kitchen/steak knives.

Our government at work ;)
 
That's not ir-on-y. That's stu-pid-it-y. :D
As if you were going to commit a heinous and bloody crime with a beautiful custom like that ...
 
Here's one for you. Some years back a friend and I went to a gunshow where I found a cool little drop block, turn of the century (early 1900's) .22 rifle. I really wanted it, being a fan of single shot rifles, but it required a back ground check and a waiting period to buy it.

Two tables away, I was able to buy a brand new Russian SKS complete with bayonet (War Curio) and 500 rounds of ammo for it. Before I left the hall, I bought either a 24 or 30 round (?) magazine also. I just paid for the stuff and carried it out the door, no questions asked.

That sure made sense to me!:confused::confused::confused:
 
I've said it before and I'll say it again: "I thought gun laws were the stupidest things going, 'till I came up against knife laws."
 
Knife packin (mini) biker face it you fit the profile.
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Yea, Goose would have really scared 'em if he'd taken his tanto Buck Strider fixed blade!!
That's too bad Goose. What was the blade length restriction? 3 inches?
 
Longbow...
"Profile"? I was wearing an aloha shirt, flip flops, and a nice hat. In fact, here's a pic taken for my son who was wondering where his shirt went LOL.

And you're right Flats...the security guard probably wouldn't have taken the template out for a fixed. But, I was smiling when he took out that template gig. That whole length thing cracks me up. I think indeed it was 3". Said, "ya outta see what a person can do with a ball point pen". I don't think he got it.

Oh, and I did have my Hartsook that he wanded, asked me "what's that?". I replied "key chain".

And Decaf Dave..."Nacho Libre"??? I have no idea what the hell you are talking about :)

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"...I was wearing an aloha shirt, flip flops, and a nice hat."

Next time add some pants to your fashion statement, you might go un-noticed :-)
 
Buckaholic, Same sorta situation happened to me also. My wife and kids and I decide to take my father to a baseball game (D-backs). I have a CCW and always carry a 1911.....so before we go to will call I take my gun and extra mags off and put them under the seat of the car. We retreive our tickets and head for the gates. Me and my 9 year old are playing around when I get tapped on the shoulder. Security guy asks me to step to the side. Now my entire family is already through the gate, wondering where I am, when security asks whats in my pockets? I pull out my 2 front pocket which contain keys, flashlight, and MY DEADLY BUCK 110 FOLDER. He says......you can't bring that in here.......I can either return it to my vehicle or they will confiscate it. Well, I tell him I am sorry but I 'll be back, cause he ain't getting my knife. Meanwhile my dad comes out to the gate wanting to know what the ruckus is all about. I tell him I'll be right back, gotta put the knife away in the car. I sprint to the car about 1/4 mile away.....sprint back to the same gate (they have my ticket). Well guess what? Now security guard tells me there was no way I could have gotten to my vehicle and back that quickly, so he wants me to show him where I dumped the knife (he doesn't want some random drug addict to retreive it out of the bushes). Ok......now I'm getting a little pissed, I explain that my car is only 1/4 mile away....and I ran as fast as possible so I could re-join my family and enjoy the family day at the baseball game. He insists I am lying and now calls over Phoenix PD to pat me down. Now I am raging pissed and my attitude is poor. I tell the officer that just because I am in shape and was able to run allllll the way to the car and back that doesn't make me a liar or criminal. I told the officer I just forgot my 110 was in my pocket, and use it more as a tool not a weapon. I told him I was just trying to come to a game with my family and how I was in a great mood coming to the game, but now I am so fired up I don't know if I will even enjoy the game. He was understanding, calmed me down, tried to explain that the security guard was just doing his job (which I understood until the 2nd time around). He then escorted me to a law enforcement entrance, apologized and sent me on my way to meet up with my family.


The kicker is when I meet up with my family and tell them the story, my dad says "well it is a good thing they didn't see this one". He has his Spyderco Military clipped to his pocket........

I realize the situation was partly my fault, I didn't even think to take out my knife before we entered, but what got me was the amount of people entering the gates without being checked......If I am going to be checked.....check everyone.


Take care, Mike Arnold
 
Thats exactly why you forgot to put away your 110 when you put away your 1911. Because you think of it as a tool and not a weapon. We are so accustomed to carrying our knives, sometimes we just don't think about it. At least your dad still had his.
 
bullys with badges is what many security and leo's are becomeing
secujrity junkys that cant become leo's
and some with collage that like being in charge..
and of course the officals in charge that encurage it
and make the whole thing
law enforcement for fun and profit..
and budgit.
here the county .. short on cash
is going to enforce the full 30 miles of i81 in berkly co wv
to the 70 mph as it is 'risky for local drivers' out there..
they need the money..other wise were the hell they been for years..
 
It's crazy I have not read about anyone being stabbed in years I just dont get knife laws whats the big deal about autos or switchblades I mean do they open faster than a fixed blade? I have my Chl in texas and can carry a gun but not an auto knife thats crazy
 
Dave, Be careful on sterotyping.......lots of fancy facility SGs are off duty cops. Working on days off or after/before work. Like everyone else they got kids in college, family medicals, divorces, etc.......now that said, there are those "others" that are as you speak of, even some moonlighters are AHoles. But the largest percentage of the the moonlighters have had enough experiences and training to deal with good folks caught up in the rules pinch with decency........I have had these experiences good and bad, and in my own backwoods situation have gone out of my offical way to help folks who really didn't deserve it or were just plain dumb. Many times without a thank you.
But it is sad we decent knife guys have to suffer for the crooks..........300Bucks
 
Here's my story: I train in Manaois Eskrima, a Filipino martial art with a decent amount of knife work. I get to Iraq and a friend in the states sends me a couple of training knives, some rattan sticks, and as a joke a alluminum tomahawk trainer, so I can practice and start a class here. Fast forward 10 months and now I'm getting close to the end of this tour and decide to mail the stuff home. I package up the items and take them to the post office on base here. The customs guy checking the package has a melt down when he sees the sticks and hawk. They are considered martial arts weapons and we cannot mail martial arts weapons home. Then he sees the knives. Now the trainers with a 4" blade and my spyderco gunting trainer are ok, but the 7" bowie trainer and the 10" bolo trainer make him blow a gasket. No matter the trainers are make of dull alluminum, they have blades over 6" and all knives over 6" have to be sent via registered mail. No amount of explaining can convince him they are not "real" knives. So I get the stuff to send them registered mail and go back, now when the inspector looks at them he decides they are of course not knives, but now they are, you guessed it: "martial arts weapons" and cant be mailed home. So hopefully I'll get a decent customs guy that will let me bring them home in my duffle bag other wise I'm leaving some nice training tools for someone.
 
Oh, and I forgot this: On our flight back to the states we are not allowed to carry any knives, razors, boxcutters, lighters ect. But we are allowed and will be carrying our M4 rifles and M9 pistols on the plane.
 
Colt6731 said:
Oh, and I forgot this: On our flight back to the states we are not allowed to carry any knives, razors, boxcutters, lighters ect. But we are allowed and will be carrying our M4 rifles and M9 pistols on the plane.
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OMG!
NOW THAT IS IRONY DEFINED
and soon to be in your small town !
you will live as you vote :rolleyes:
 
Colt...first off thanks for you service. That story is really hard to beat and as much as my heart goes out to people stuck with enforcing nonsense it still can heat you up.

My best story was at an NRA convention a few years ago. I was there with my daughter Sarah and Toby Keith was going to be singing at the dinner following the show which was downstairs and in a theater within the convention center.

So all day long we have been showing knives, carrying knives, sharpening knives and selling knives...and then we ride down the escalator with many of the same people we saw earlier that day, and no knives allowed. Luckily Sarah had a purse we could check with all the knives in it...no sprinting required.

Now no knives in a concert is understandable but there was a bit of the ol' Irony that this whole group of people were back upstairs the following morning packing all kinds of knives and stuff...
 
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