Great news from NJ State Police!!!

You have to be careful, this is true. I have taken this into consideration.

The NJ law doesn't contradict itself because of it's vagueness, and as such I am entitled to carry it.

I will be careful though, I must not portray a negative image to the non carrying people.
 
knife laws are weird. some make no sense - and good luck if you regularly straddle state lines, you can get stuck with the worst of both.
 
Even with a positive image, a lot of people will still consider you the spawn of satan or mentally unstable if they know you have a knife.

Being competent with blades and firearms is frowned upon by the sheeple.

Just let 'em chew through whatever needs cutting. ;)

Just remember, out of sight, out of mind.
 
In New Jersey, a knife cannot be possessed "under circumstances not manifestly appropriate." So, if you have a knife on your person, that's cool. If you have a knife on you and the cops find an ounce of pot in your car, then the knife is possession "under circumstances not manifestly appropriate."

If you're doing something you're not supposed to be doing, while you happen to possess a knife, you're looking at (in New Jersey) a crime of the fourth degree.

I hope this info helps.
 
I was under the impression that knives are generally restricted within major public buildings; Banks, Hospitals, Schools, Courthouses, Post Offices, Etc.

It just takes one paranoid worker to turn the tide if you decide to carry in those places. I've had no problem carrying a knife, in pocket, when going to my bank, but that's also in small town Alaska. Just be careful, LEO's don't always know the updated laws and it probably won't go so well, depending on the situation, if you size them up by correcting them.
 
The law here in NC is similar. As long as it's not concealed, you can carry a fixed blade, no blade length specified (in the state law). Up here in the mountains it's not uncommon to see people with blades on their belts in grocery stores, restaurants, parks, etc... People don't make a big deal about it. Remnant of frontier culture, I guess, which is pretty cool.
 
AKnife said:
I was under the impression that knives are generally restricted within major public buildings; Banks, Hospitals, Schools, Courthouses, Post Offices, Etc.

It just takes one paranoid worker to turn the tide if you decide to carry in those places.
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I put in a career in the post office, mostly management. I doubt a day went by without a knife or two on me, and often using them. In fact, the post office issued knives, leaving small fixed blades around the cut-open tables.

Rules are written by bureacrats who rarely visit the workfloors where the tools they think to restrict are needed and used.
 
IMO most laws are a little on the vague side so my opinion is to carry what I carry and not get searched by an LEO and not whip out a machete in the middle of the street.
 
Esav Benyamin said:
I put in a career in the post office, mostly management. I doubt a day went by without a knife or two on me, and often using them. In fact, the post office issued knives, leaving small fixed blades around the cut-open tables.
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What is a cut-open table?
 
Shotgun said:
IMO most laws are a little on the vague side so my opinion is to carry what I carry and not get searched by an LEO and not whip out a machete in the middle of the street.
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I agree :thumbup:
 
PorcupineMtns66 said:
What is a cut-open table?
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A lot of mail came in from small businesses in bundles tied with paper tape or twine. Paper burst easily, multiple strands of twine needed cutting. We also got larger bundles of magazines banded in plastic and pallets covered in plastic sheeting. "Cut-open" was the table or moving belt or workfloor area where we opened these up.
 
Esav Benyamin said:
A lot of mail came in from small businesses in bundles tied with paper tape or twine. Paper burst easily, multiple strands of twine needed cutting. We also got larger bundles of magazines banded in plastic and pallets covered in plastic sheeting. "Cut-open" was the table or moving belt or workfloor area where we opened these up.
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Ahhhhhh, Thanks Esav!

What kind of cookies they baking over on the Dark Side? :D
 
i tend to not take legal advice from officers. it's not their responsibility to know all the laws. they just have to enforce them.... a cousin of mine explained that the cheap double-edged boot knife in his pocket wasn't a dagger, and he didn't get hit with any weapons charges... he did get some possession and traffic tickets, though.
 
As a Jersey resident, I make it a point to NOT carry a fixed blade out "in public" because the NJ statute focuses on the intent of the carrier rather than blade size. Therefore, if an officer thinks you have an ill-intent in mind, you're busted. However, I have no issue carrying a blade when I hike, fish, etc as the statute speaks directly to carrying for a "lawful intent".

For knife carry statutes, see here:

http://pweb.netcom.com/~brlevine/sta-law.htm#N-R

I hope it helps!

RAT Pack # 177
 
NJ Tom said:
As a Jersey resident, I make it a point to NOT carry a fixed blade out "in public" because the NJ statute focuses on the intent of the carrier rather than blade size. Therefore, if an officer thinks you have an ill-intent in mind, you're busted. However, I have no issue carrying a blade when I hike, fish, etc as the statute speaks directly to carrying for a "lawful intent".

For knife carry statutes, see here:

http://pweb.netcom.com/~brlevine/sta-law.htm#N-R

I hope it helps!

RAT Pack # 177
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True. Plus you may spook random people who would then call the police. The people in the area where my parents are in New Jersey live in their own world and knives don't fit in the picture. I may carry my leatherman more and continue to carry a small folder, but anything else I am really hesitant to bother with.
 
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