tennesee knife law?

[DgrantD]

What does intent to go armed mean?

Tennessee - 39-17-1397. Unlawful carrying or possession of a
weapon. (a)(1) A person commits an offense who carries
with intent to go armed a firearm, knife with a blade
length exceeding four inches, or a club....
- 39-17-1301. Definitions... (5) "Knife" means any bladed
hand instrument that is capable of inflicting serious
bodily injury or death by cutting or stabbing a person
with the instrument.

 

[Smoka Da'Weed]

Originally posted by DgrantD
What does intent to go armed mean?

Tennessee - 39-17-1397. Unlawful carrying or possession of a
weapon. (a)(1) A person commits an offense who carries
with intent to go armed a firearm, knife with a blade
length exceeding four inches, or a club....
- 39-17-1301. Definitions... (5) "Knife" means any bladed
hand instrument that is capable of inflicting serious
bodily injury or death by cutting or stabbing a person
with the instrument.

When you intend to put weapons on yourself you are "arming" yourself. Haven't you ever watched war movies or anything? They say, "Arm yourselves men." and they all get their guns ready and such. So you can carry a knife aslong as its blade is under 4 inches. And you can carry a gun only with a permit it looks like.

 

[Allen E. Treat]

It's like "smokin' da weed" said, so to speak. "Intent" ( having worked for a lawyer ) is 9/10th's of "criminal" law, by the "rule" of cops/layers/judges ( not necessarily in that order ) See, the thing is
the "intent" to "go armed" would ( or should ) be construed as : "an intent to go armed...to a conflict"
to "..cause bodily harm.." hence "intent", leaving the ultimate decision to the cops I also understand any "blade that locks open" is illegal in Tennessee
I have a friend ( a Connecticut lawyer ; the one I worked with ) who(m) may be able to clarify this "sticky" definition given by the statute. E-mail him. He won't charge you. Just tell'im Al Treat, his former colleague, referred you.

jamesmarshall@snet.net

RKBA!

AET

 

[TRAV1]

"Intent to go armed" means "Officer/Jury/Judge... I use this knife as a tool for [insert legal purpose here]."

If you carry a knife over 4 inches in TN, it is automatically considered intent to go armed.

TN does not say anything about folding vs. fixed, open vs. concealed, so long as it's 4 or less. No butterfly knives (fall under gravity knife law) or automatics (must be LEO or military only AND ON DUTY!)

-Travis