PA Knife laws...?

[Jaxx]

It says you cannot sell squirt guns or BB guns. i know they are sold in philly.

Illegal narcotics are sold in Philly. Guns sold via "straw purchases" also happen in Philly . Many other laws are broken, but the law is the law, and if that is the law then those selling them are breaking the law. It's a pretty simple concept.

Also, remember that there is the City of Philadelphia, and there is also Philadelphia County. These laws that I posted apply to within the city limits of Philadelphia only...which may occupy most, but possibly not all of the County.

EDIT: Not sure about the city of Philadelphia being smaller than Philadelphia Co.... can't seem to find an accurate answer or map on this. Anyone know for sure?

 

[Jaxx]

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I'm in Philly all the time and always have a knife IN my pocket...not clipped. I think Philly's knife laws are stupid but they are what they are.

You ain't alone... Right there wit ya!! :thumbup:

 

[jjeez]

Illegal narcotics are sold in Philly. Guns sold via "straw purchases" also happen in Philly . Many other laws are broken, but the law is the law, and if that is the law then those selling them are breaking the law. It's a pretty simple concept.

Also, remember that there is the City of Philadelphia, and there is also Philadelphia County. These laws that I posted apply to within the city limits of Philadelphia only...which may occupy most, but possibly not all of the County.

EDIT: Not sure about the city of Philadelphia being smaller than Philadelphia Co.... can't seem to find an accurate answer or map on this. Anyone know for sure?

I get the concept thanks...
My point was that they are sold in stores not in allys so obvioulsy the cops do not seem to be enforcing that law... I was in a toys r us there a few years back in the summer and they had squirt guns.

 

[Jaxx]

I get the concept thanks...
My point was that they are sold in stores not in allys so obvioulsy the cops do not seem to be enforcing that law... I was in a toys r us there a few years back in the summer and they had squirt guns.

I believe that this addition to that statute is fairly recent, IIRC. Also, could any of them pass for a real firearm? That was the problem, and might be why the law was revised to include water guns. If they look like the real thing, then LEOs could seize them without argument, if they don't and are brightly colored plastics, then they can be overlooked as a non-threat. When I was younger, I had an automatic Uzi clone water pistol that took 4 AA batteries and really did resemble a real Uzi accurately, even from a short distance in broad daylight... real enough to be mistaken as the real deal, and a serious threat, which could get someone shot by a LEO in the wrong situation with the adrenaline flowing, like, say in a situation where they are looking for an armed robbery suspect on the run, and they turn a corner to see you holding this real looking fake gun and pointing it at someone else.

BTW, Crime doesn't always happen in an alley. Illegal drugs are commonly sold inside corner bodegas (markets) in certain parts of the city, and straw purchases happen inside certain gun shops... One such gun shop in Philly was just closed down recently when it turned out that one of these firearms was found in the possession of a felon and traced back to this store through a straw purchase. If no one says anything, then no one knows anything, know what I mean?

 

[tom19176]

One of the shopping centers I manage is in Philly and when I met with the Catain of the local station house for the first time, I asked him about knife laws. His statement was that it is an instant arrest to have a knife of any kind that is not directly used for work or fishing/recreation. I discussed the NYC laws with him, and he felt the Philly one was more restrictive and is enforced.