Ohio Help... Spyderco Resilience

[JNieporte]

I understand there's no blade length limit law in Ohio, and in order to be considered a deadly weapon, certain things have to happen first (user's intention being a big one) but then I came across this quote...

"A concealed weapons conviction could be based upon adaptation of a folding knife with a four and one half inch blade with a hole incorporated into the blade designed to permit the knife to be opened with one hand. State v. Graham."

So, by this standard, my Spyderco Resilience (by itself) would be a concealed weapon? I guess I couldn't get around this by explaining that it opens boxes and prepares my food. Thoughts?

 

[Leek_Freak]

Where did you read that?

 

[TheSharpStuff]

Errr. Can definatly see a knife that massive being scene as a weapon. And I dont think If you have it clipped to your pocket it is considered concealed. Good luck explaining to a cop why you need a blade that large for edc btw. lol

 

[heresthedeal]

I understand there's no blade length limit law in Ohio, and in order to be considered a deadly weapon, certain things have to happen first (user's intention being a big one) but then I came across this quote...

"A concealed weapons conviction could be based upon adaptation of a folding knife with a four and one half inch blade with a hole incorporated into the blade designed to permit the knife to be opened with one hand. State v. Graham."

So, by this standard, my Spyderco Resilience (by itself) would be a concealed weapon? I guess I couldn't get around this by explaining that it opens boxes and prepares my food. Thoughts?

sounds like possible case law, what was after that sentence? i mean in what context was it in? a description of the knife or part of the incident that got grahm charged?
as far as i know, looked it up a few times and talked to a prosecutor where i live, and Ohio knife law or for that matter concealed weapons charges (except guns, double edged and ballistic knives, and blunt trauma weapons) deal with intent, or use in an assault.
never had any trouble carrying any knife, even large ones.
I would like to read the entire case or at least all the documents that are on the net.
it could be from a city, like Columbus or Toledo or Cleveland. Dayton had a few different knife laws that were different than the rest of the state for a bit.

 

[stevekolt]

Errr. Can definatly see a knife that massive being scene as a weapon. And I dont think If you have it clipped to your pocket it is considered concealed. Good luck explaining to a cop why you need a blade that large for edc btw. lol

Just playing devil's advocate here...as long as I am not committing a crime, why should I have to explain to a policeman my choice in knives?

 

[weaponeer]

Just playing devil's advocate here...as long as I am not committing a crime, why should I have to explain to a policeman my choice in knives?

... the way some laws are written and interpreted these days, the mere possesion of an object IS the crime, and intent to use is not relevant. That was made very clear to me in California when I lived there.