Knife Rights: North Dakota Concealed Carry Knife Reform Bill Introduced

[Critter]

[Post in General approved by Spark]

A North Dakota bill to remove "switchblade, gravity knife, machete, scimitar, stiletto, sword [and] dagger" from the list of "dangerous weapons" that may not be carried concealed without a concealed weapon license, HB 1339, has been introduced. The bill retains the under 5.5-inch limit for concealed carry of any knife without a CWL.

The bill is sponsored by Representatives Luke Simons, Rick Becker, Cole Christensen, Sebastian Ertelt, Jeff Hoverson, Terry Jones, Ben Koppelman, Bob Paulson, Nathan Toman and Senator Oley Larsen.

Knife Rights will let you know when it is appropriate to engage your legislators to support HB 1339.

Knife Rights is America's grassroots knife owners' organization; Rewriting Knife Law in America™ and forging a Sharper Future for all Americans™. Knife Rights efforts have resulted in 33 bills enacted repealing knife bans in 23 states and over one hundred cities and towns since 2010, as well as numerous litigation victories.

 

[Hal]

Good luck to you!
Knife Rights did a first rate job for us here in Ohio with knife law reforms.

 

[PsychoSword]

[Post in General approved by Spark]

A North Dakota bill to remove "switchblade, gravity knife, machete, scimitar, stiletto, sword [and] dagger" from the list of "dangerous weapons" that may not be carried concealed without a concealed weapon license, HB 1339, has been introduced. The bill retains the under 5.5-inch limit for concealed carry of any knife without a CWL.

The bill is sponsored by Representatives Luke Simons, Rick Becker, Cole Christensen, Sebastian Ertelt, Jeff Hoverson, Terry Jones, Ben Koppelman, Bob Paulson, Nathan Toman and Senator Oley Larsen.

Knife Rights will let you know when it is appropriate to engage your legislators to support HB 1339.

Knife Rights is America's grassroots knife owners' organization; Rewriting Knife Law in America™ and forging a Sharper Future for all Americans™. Knife Rights efforts have resulted in 33 bills enacted repealing knife bans in 23 states and over one hundred cities and towns since 2010, as well as numerous litigation victories.

Do you know any more about if this bill has passed? It would also be great to get "butterfly knife" "balisong" "martial arts weapon" out of the language as well. A lot of North Dakota laws seem to have all encompassing language that puts everything up to the discretion of the law, rather than being clearly defined. This State is weird that way with its laws. I haven't heard about this bill before. And also I believe the length limit is 5" or more, not 5.5" unless something has changed. I have some carry knives that are 4.75"-4.85" just because of this stupid law.

 

[Critter]

It did not.

 

[VorpelSword]

I have long thought that " . . .the right of the people to keep and bear arms . . ." included cutlery.

In the 1700s a "small sword" was considered to be an expected part of a gentleman's street attire. In anti-bellum America, a well-dressed gentleman wore a Bowe knife in polite company.