My zdp endura got confiscated

An unfortunate and expensive lesson. I bet someone on the forum would have a nice replacement knife for you. Might be able to get a sympathy discount. But, you get to see what other cool cary knife you might like. As for ZDP-189, I am very fond of the Spyderco Michael Walker SP22CFPE. Super nice design and very useful blade shape. Happy hunting!!
 
Ugh I hate how everyone points out that you should have followed the rules. As if you hadn't already realized it.

The one time I've been caught off guard, I was going to see the local county auditor to get my license tabs that got lost in the mail. I remembered to keep my knife in the glove box, but totally forgot about my pepper spray. Luckily they actually had lockers that you can keep your weapon in until you leave the building.

I wouldn't risk losing your job or worse getting a charge, but if I were you I'd be interested in the law they would have charged you with. Depending on the type of facility, what they could have been telling you is that they COULD have called the cops and charged you with a serious crime but instead confiscated the knife.

I do not agree with there not being a way to request the property back and I do think it's a little suspect, but something tells me that the people working these jobs aren't going to risk them just to steal someone's pocket knife.
 
Go back and get it. That is, if you are so inclined.

For any one of my customs, they're not getting taken. Or, as the great man said, from our cold, dead hands.
 
I've carried knives past just signs that say no weapons, but I've never been foolish enough to see a metal detector and not turn around and leave. I don't even like doing it past signs, but it's happened a few times. Mostly I didn't notice the signs until it was too late, but full screening is not going to be missed. It's their building, their rules can't obey them stay out.
 
I waited in line for nearly 45 minutes to tour the Willis Tower, and just as you get near the end you find they do not allow knives. They have an x-ray conveyor that you must deal with. There was no way my wife was going to start over so I was forced to chance it with my Spyderco Native. Luckily they had a dish for small stuff that didn't go thru the scanner, so I slipped it under my wallet and cell phone and it was not noticed. While that knife was not expensive, I would have missed it.
 
"OBEY OBEY OBEY, BE A GOOD CITIZEN AND FOLLOW YOUR BENEVOLENT RULERS WISE AND KIND ADVICE FOR YOUR OWN GOOD"

(And report your neighbors who don't)
 
I enjoy a good pat down as much as the next guy, but I try to be aware of where I can and cannot carry a knife.
 
Bear Claw Chris Lappe said:
"OBEY OBEY OBEY, BE A GOOD CITIZEN AND FOLLOW YOUR BENEVOLENT RULERS WISE AND KIND ADVICE FOR YOUR OWN GOOD"

(And report your neighbors who don't)
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I get that, and to a small extent, I agree with it. However, taking that to the logical extreme is anarchy, and THAT I do not support. I rather like living in a nation of laws (I just wish there were only one set of laws and not one for rich people, one for poor people, and one for people who carry a badge).

The OP knew he was running a risk of losing his knife. This wasn't some surprise paradrop of Anti-Knife Nazis looking to disarm everyone; this was in a building he had been in before with posted signs about the rules. Do the rules suck? Maybe, but their roof, their rules so long as they aren't unconstitutionally enforced by the government.

All that said, I'm sorry he lost his knife. It's a nice one and I know I'd feel sick if it happened to me.
 
Ouch. Sorry for the loss of your blade.

I once had a two-stage wine opener taken by the TSA - not for the ~3" Teflon coated corkscrew that I could drive into someone's head, but for the 1/2" foil cutter with thick, dull serrations. I didn't want to tell them that I could do WAY more damage with the corkscrew (or belt, feet, hands, laptop cord, etc.)
 
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That sucks. What a waste of a great blade. I feel for you, but at the same time you knew you were taking a risk. If it were me I would fight the building owners and/or the security firm to get my property back. What they did just isn't right.
 
jill jackson said:
I've carried knives past just signs that say no weapons, but I've never been foolish enough to see a metal detector and not turn around and leave.
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Please be aware that in a high security government building, that may be considered probable cause to stop and search you depending upon the threat level and available personnel. If your carry is legal, but just not allowed in the building, you'd be OK. But if your carry is not legal, or subject to interpretation...

I go into some areas where some of the guards are in uniform, some are not and some are hidden and not in uniform. One thing for sure, if you are approaching the US/Canadian border, don't stop to hide something or dump something. They use cameras on the access roads.
 
It sucks losing a good knife like that. Last year I was taking a flight and brought along a composite blade Leek that I had zipped up in a case and stuffed into one of my socks in my checked baggage. When I arrived and was unpacking the knife was nowhere to be found. Now I've learned my lesson and I'll only check items that the TSA employees won't get sticky fingers with. I'd much rather stop at Walmart and pick up a $20 folder when I land than risk losing an $80 knife because of thieving airport employees.
 
That really sucks! Good news is are we on the hunt for a new EDC? Shopping time for a new EDC always makes me tingly! Maybe a Super Blue Endura this time around?
 
I'm sorry you lost your knife, I'm glad the security caught it, that's why they have pat downs and metal detectors. Sorry if I'm harsh, but what did you expect to happen? What could you cut with it anyway once inside?

In AZ, any government building is required to have locked storage for this.
 
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