I just bought my first auto (and first serious knife purchase for that matter) off ebay. It's a Piranha P2 and it's about 7.5" OAL and 3.25" blade length. I'm mildly concerned about carrying it around and am having a little trouble deciphering the law on the matter. Here's a link to SC law - http://pweb.netcom.com/~brlevine/sc.txt. I bought the knife mainly to use at work on boxes and stuff when I only have one hand available, although I also just like an auto for the fun of it
. Aside from the unlikely event that I'm caught carrying it around on campus or wherever, I'm more concerned about work. I work at Chic-fil-a and since our store gives cops free food, we obviously have quite a few come in most days. The way I read the law, the knife qualifies as a deadly weapon because the blade is over 2". However, the law on confiscation of deadly weapons says that it must be "usually used for the infliction of personal injury". It also says that it must be "concealed about his person". So, how do you determine if a knife is usually used for the infliction of personal injury? I just use the knife to open boxes, etc and it's the purple version, obviously a gentleman's folder, not tactical. And how do you define concealed? Clipped to the pocket? In the pocket? What? Do these loopholes even mean anything? Basically I'd like to know what, if any, autos (and knives in general) are legal to carry in SC, and in what manner it's legal to carry them. I'd appreciate any help you guys can give, but I'd prefer it come from experience rather than just opinion. Finally, if the knife is illegal, could any of this be solved by buying an AO or DA knife?
Thanks for your time and thoughts,
David Edwards
P.S. This is only my second post here, but I can already say that this forum is a great community and resource just from the posts I've read!
. Aside from the unlikely event that I'm caught carrying it around on campus or wherever, I'm more concerned about work. I work at Chic-fil-a and since our store gives cops free food, we obviously have quite a few come in most days. The way I read the law, the knife qualifies as a deadly weapon because the blade is over 2". However, the law on confiscation of deadly weapons says that it must be "usually used for the infliction of personal injury". It also says that it must be "concealed about his person". So, how do you determine if a knife is usually used for the infliction of personal injury? I just use the knife to open boxes, etc and it's the purple version, obviously a gentleman's folder, not tactical. And how do you define concealed? Clipped to the pocket? In the pocket? What? Do these loopholes even mean anything? Basically I'd like to know what, if any, autos (and knives in general) are legal to carry in SC, and in what manner it's legal to carry them. I'd appreciate any help you guys can give, but I'd prefer it come from experience rather than just opinion. Finally, if the knife is illegal, could any of this be solved by buying an AO or DA knife?Thanks for your time and thoughts,
David Edwards
P.S. This is only my second post here, but I can already say that this forum is a great community and resource just from the posts I've read!