NC Knife Laws/Autos/LEO permissions

[tdrussell]

Last night i met one of the owners of Asheville Steel, the company that now owns the rights to the Paragon Cutlery brand, and is begininng to revamp that line and sell new models. Anyway, he was packing a OTF damascus Para-X (http://ashevillesteel.com/). He claimed autos were legal in North Carolina. I was positive this was not true, which led me to do some digging. According to this, no human being, regardless of government position, is allowed to carry an auto in NC.

" 14-269.6. Possession and sale of spring-loaded projectile
knives prohibited.
(a)On and after October 1, 1986, it shall be unlawful for
any person including law-enforcement officers of the State, or
of any county, city, or town to possess, offer for sale, hold
for sale, sell, give, loan, deliver, transport, manufacture or
go armed with any spring-loaded projectile knife, a ballistic
knife, or any weapon of similar character. Except that it shall
be lawful for a law-enforcement agency to possess such weapons
solely for evidentiary, education or training purposes."

Is this true?

 

[tom19176]

The law you are quoteing refers to a knife that actually shots the blade out of the handle. The blade leaves the body of the knife, thus is not an OTF, but rather a ballistic knife. I don't know the NC laws on switchblades but the law you are showing is not about switchblades ( or OTFs)....

 

[tdrussell]

The law you are quoteing refers to a knife that actually shots the blade out of the handle. The blade leaves the body of the knife, thus is not an OTF, but rather a ballistic knife. I don't know the NC laws on switchblades but the law you are showing is not about switchblades ( or OTFs)....

OK i understand, thank you. With that being the case, i cannot find any literature regarding NC auto laws..

 

[tom19176]

14-269 (excerpts). Carrying concealed weapons. (a) It shall be
unlawful for any person, except when on his own premises,
willfully and intentionally to carry concealed about his
person any bowie knife, dirk, dagger... razor... or other
deadly weapon of like kind. This section does not apply to
an ordinary pocket knife carried in a closed position. As
used in this section, "ordinary pocket knife" means a
small knife, designed for carrying in a pocket or purse,
which has its cutting edge and point entirely enclosed by
its handle, and that may not be opened by a throwing,
explosive, or spring action...

The above I just copied from Levine's section on this site. The defintion of a ordinary pocket knife states it can not open via a spring.....that would seem to ban switchblades at least as to what I see....perhaps you could carry it on a belt sheath or exposed pocket clip, but that may attract unwanted attention.