Esav Benyamin
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Is there a carry frienly state left?
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Illinois allows it, despite the fact our lawmakers are some of the most liberal weapon-haters in the country. Though I'm sure Chicago and East St. Loius have their own local laws forbidding it, I don't care much about them though since I avoid such places like the plague. In Illinois, there is no restriction saying "it is illegal to carry a blade over x inches long", and no restriction saying "it is illegal to carry such weapon concealed" or what have you. Our laws are all about intent. (which is the way I believe it should be) It is a crime to carry any "dangerous weapon" with intent to use it unlawfully against another person. If you don't intend to hurt someone unlawfully, they don't care what you've got or how you carry it, guns excepted.
Though, an educated cop is truly rare, (two of my wife's coworkers are cops- one night they had an argument about whether a 3" blade or 4" blade was the max legal length you could carry concealed.
)so you if you do carry a big knife, you may as well expect to harrassed, arrested, or shot.
Though, an educated cop is truly rare, (two of my wife's coworkers are cops- one night they had an argument about whether a 3" blade or 4" blade was the max legal length you could carry concealed.
)so you if you do carry a big knife, you may as well expect to harrassed, arrested, or shot.
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Massachusetts
No blade length restriction excpet within the city of Boston after 9-11 [ 2 1/2" max ].
Carry concealed all day with any length you want. Better carry 269-10b with you as most cops think it is a 4 inch restriction [ they are wrong].
I instruct LE's in the state in defensive knife. The ones before me know the law before the end of class. I'm doing my part to educate them in the errors of their ways.
Brownie
No blade length restriction excpet within the city of Boston after 9-11 [ 2 1/2" max ].
Carry concealed all day with any length you want. Better carry 269-10b with you as most cops think it is a 4 inch restriction [ they are wrong].
I instruct LE's in the state in defensive knife. The ones before me know the law before the end of class. I'm doing my part to educate them in the errors of their ways.
Brownie
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The problem is when LEOs state "intent" when there is none.
This is subjective, based on assumptions and opinion, and i see it as a problem.
LE in my state varies from lacadasical to overzealous depending upon jurisdiction. I can tell you which jurisdictions you better not be seen in a leather jacket, for example. It's cities and towns like those that i see as a major problem. Of course, depending on the judge for fair treatment is fruitless, as they always go by what the report states, and i've seen a few first hand.
Running a town in a manner such as to promote a "peacefull, retirement community and well-lit neighborhood" by means of employing Nazi tactics has not been effective so far as i can tell.
Eh, what do i know? ... aside from where to not wear leather that is.
I find London, England a pretty good example of what happens when you take knives, stun guns, and firearms... bunch em into the same catagory: Weapons of Mass Destruction, then ban them all and consider possession of any the equivelent to USA's felony. Only criminals have the weapons, and crime escalates dramatically, leaving citizens no practical forms of defense for their families. The LEOs don't even carry firearms there. I don't know exactly how strict London is on blades, but i understand it's rather pathetic. Someday it'll probably be just like that in the USA.
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I want to go to college up in Vermont!! ( I go there twice a year so I know how beautiful it is and that really made me want to get up there. )
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People always say how beautiful Vermont is... maybe it's just because I've lived here for a decade, but it doesn't seem very noteworthy to me.
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Dude, take a look at where I'm from...haha. But seriously, how could you not think Vermont is beautiful? It's green and clean...thats beauty to me.
-Kevin
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