pocket carry fb w/ tang exposed in florida?

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lokiman123

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what's the legal standing on such a manner of carry? is one better off just carrying a "common pocket knife"?

i was thinking if I carried a fb with oal around 7" enough tang would be out to be sufficiently visible. thoughts on this practice for palm beach county?


i'm sorry about the double post guys. my computer had a glitch for a second and i didn't believe the original post went through correctly.
 
Seeing as how Palm Beach County has the worst gang problem in Florida, I would hesitate to give advice over the net ....... except to discuss this with a Florida lawyer or get a Florida concealed weapon license.
 
lokiman123 said:
I understand. I think I will opt to talk to PBSO in person and see what they have to say.
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bad plan. 90% the LEO's will either not know the specifics of the statute or just choose to the provide the information that results in you making what they consider the safest decision.

if you really need someonelses interpretation of "common pocket knife" ask the S.A.O. not the S.O.

now, here's the kicker - whether your charge stands up or not is up to judges, S.A., jury, public defender, etc. whether or not you go to jail, that day, is up the the LEO on scene and will be a direct result of how HE interprets the statute. herein lies the problem. unless you ask EVERY SINGLE deputy in EVERY county you spend time in, you'll never know whether something (that you already know is pushing the limit) will get you arrested. basically, just because 4 deputies tell you something is fine does NOT mean the 5 one won't load you for it.

but as for an answer that you can use - if i could plainly see the knife and tell it was a knife, i would consider it O.C. which is legal. if i could not see it, or enough of it to easily identify it as a knife, i would consider it a conceal fixed blade which is illegal. i'm not saying i WOULD load you over it, but i would feel it was a solid charge if i did.
 
zignal_zero said:
now, here's the kicker - whether your charge stands up or not is up to judges, S.A., jury, public defender, etc. whether or not you go to jail, that day, is up the the LEO on scene and will be a direct result of how HE interprets the statute. herein lies the problem. unless you ask EVERY SINGLE deputy in EVERY county you spend time in, you'll never know whether something (that you already know is pushing the limit) will get you arrested. basically, just because 4 deputies tell you something is fine does NOT mean the 5 one won't load you for it.
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:thumbup: Gotta give props for this answer.
 
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