Question about knife laws in Conneticut .

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Varro_

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So i live in conneticut and i am still not sure if i can carry the following :
Fixed blades
Single finger knucks
Butterfly knives with 1 edge
Gravity knives
Or the amount of knives im carrying
And what age you have to be to carry anything., i know i have to be 18 to buy any knives

If anyone can help me out that would be wonderfull.
I know i cant carry anything over 4 inches but not sure about fixed blades and knucks

I also own a couple of kershaws thay are under 4 inches but are spring assited , but they have a lock where it cant be opened until i move the lock . The kershaws are called scallions and one is a chive , can i carry these ??

Also can i carry out the front knives ? As long as they have a lock?
 
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In the conclusion part it says you can carry any other knives if they are 4 inches or less that would mean fixed blades also
 
Here's the law's full text: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_943.htm#sec_53-206

Varro_ said:
Awesome , what about the amount of the knives im carrying or age ??
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No state has a knife carry age, and age restrictions about knives in the law are quite rare. The idea that you must be 18 to buy any knife is a funny sort of misconception: There's no such law in CT, but stores almost always require you to be 18. It's just store policy, not the law. They do that so your parents won't sue if you cut yourself.

Some large cities do impose age restrictions on carry, but they are not very common. You'd have to check the city municipal code.

I see you had a few others questions that the website might not answer:

Varro_ said:
Single finger knucks
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"metal or brass knuckles" are prohibited from carry. It fitting over a single finger is not a legal exemption. Rather, it's a tactic used by manufacturers to make items that don't look like weapons so they will be ignored during a search. But if it's obviously a weapon, or the cop is wise to it, you can still be arrested.

Varro_ said:
Butterfly knives with 1 edge
Gravity knives
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Legal if the sharp edge is under 4". Pretty much all knives that aren't spring-loaded follow this rule.

Varro_ said:
The amount of knives I'm carrying
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No such law anywhere in the United States. Period. Total hogwash.

Varro_ said:
I also own a couple of kershaws thay are under 4 inches but are spring assited , but they have a lock where it cant be opened until i move the lock . The kershaws are called scallions and one is a chive , can i carry these ??

Also can i carry out the front knives ? As long as they have a lock?
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The law says "any switch knife, or any knife having an automatic spring release device by which a blade is released from the handle." That's problematic because it's vague. It could apply to your kershaws, even if they have a lock, but there is no way to be certain until the state tries such a case.
 
glistam said:
The law says "any switch knife, or any knife having an automatic spring release device by which a blade is released from the handle."
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That actually refers to a ballistic knife.Which uses a coil spring to release (shoot) the blade off the handle.

Our legislators are afraid of things they see in the movies.

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Todd21969 said:
That actually refers to a ballistic knife.Which uses a coil spring to release (shoot) the blade off the handle.

Our legislators are afraid of things they see in the movies.

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It's meant to refer to switchblades, hence the term "switch knife." There's already been court cases in CT on this. As for the term "release" being taken to mean "detach" so that it is two separate objects, that is unlikely the case, as similar language is used in other state's switchblade legislation to refer to the action of the blade being released from its closed position within the handle to an open position, but still attached.

Ironically, ballistic knives almost never appear in movies, but switchblades do.
 
glistam said:
It's meant to refer to switchblades, hence the term "switch knife." There's already been court cases in CT on this. As for the term "release" being taken to mean "detach" so that it is two separate objects, that is unlikely the case, as similar language is used in other state's switchblade legislation to refer to the action of the blade being released from its closed position within the handle to an open position, but still attached.

Ironically, ballistic knives almost never appear in movies, but switchblades do.
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I neglected to snip your quote enough. I know switch knife refers to a switchblade. I was talking about the "or" part.

As to court cases I am not aware of any involving a assisted opening knife.

I am quite comfortable with carrying a assisted knife here. The last time I interacted with the CSP the Trooper held onto my ZT0301 while my info was being run.

It was given back to me after a few comments of how nice a knife it was. (No speeding ticket either [emoji4])

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Oh I see. I was just emphasizing that switchblades are illegal, and that Assisted Openers are an unknown based on the language. There are states with identical legal language that have interpreted the words differently (e.g. NY's idiotic interpretation of gravity knife). But if cops you encounter think nothing of AOs, that's compelling.
 
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