What do you think about knife laws

cofade2black

cofade2black

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I live in the great state of California, I feel that knife laws are stupid. first of all the criminals don't care about the laws and they carry what ever they want. It is true that knives can be used as a weapon, but for the most part they are a tool. California states that you can't have a switchblade in your possession. This is wrong when good citizens are deprived of owning one because law makers believe this will help keep us safe. these lawmakers forget who they work for. I just want to know what the people on this forum think about their local knife laws.
 
You can have a switchblade in CA. It just has to be less than 2 inches. In all honesty CA is not a bad state to be in for blades, they let you get away with a lot.
 
Knife laws like gun laws ( or any laws that infringe on your right to keep and bear arms ) are flagrantly unconstitutional. I feel for you - living in the People's Republic of California - and not just because of the unconstitutional arms laws you run into there.
 
Knife laws fall into the same category of laws that serve as nothing more than walls and hurdles that negatively interfere with our daily lives.

These laws arise from people who want to impose their will upon others.
 
I think that a one-handed opener, ala a Spydie, can be just as fast or nearly, ot nearly so. Any thoughts from other members?
 
christopher said:
I think that a one-handed opener, ala a Spydie, can be just as fast or nearly, ot nearly so. Any thoughts from other members?
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I can open my 4" Cold Steel "Voyager" folder as fast as a switchblade. In fact, the "Voyager" is considered to be an illegal "gravity knife" in NY because of the speed at which it can be deployed.
 
TOM1960 said:
I can open my 4" Cold Steel "Voyager" folder as fast as a switchblade. In fact, the "Voyager" is considered to be an illegal "gravity knife" in NY because of the speed at which it can be deployed.
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No, it's considered an illegal "gravity knife" in NY because of the despots New Yorkers have submitted to.
 
GingivitisKahn said:
Knife laws like gun laws ( or any laws that infringe on your right to keep and bear arms ) are flagrantly unconstitutional. I feel for you - living in the People's Republic of California - and not just because of the unconstitutional arms laws you run into there.
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Very well stated; I agree totally!!!

GingivitisKahn said:
No, it's considered an illegal "gravity knife" in NY because of the despots New Yorkers have submitted to.
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I'ts only illegal in NYC...not all of NY!!!!!!!!!!!
 
I just wanted to add on 9-11 remember the terrorists used box cutters and I don't think size matters or speed when you have a bunch of idiots that choose to do bad things such as this. So then I ask myself why is government so involved in the daily lives of good Americans. I think that freedom allows us to separate the good apples from the bad apples.
 
What do I think?

My state is pretty liberal in the classic sense. I gather it is relatively very accomodating, almost wild, wild west compared to places like NYC and DC.

As far as restrictive laws, think Prohibition. Different time, different political actors, but same fundamental ideas. It doesn't matter that it doesn't accomplish the goal of movng society closer to utopia; it boils down to some people thinking no one needs to carry a knife, and therfore shouldn't be allowed to do so.

My philosophy: A man carries a knife, and he doesn't need a reason.
 
I live in Florida and consider it to be ,one of the very few FREE states to live in, if you are like me and enjoy sharp shiney objects and of course, we have very sensible gun policies.

I am originally from Chicago and well, It sucked! You all know EXACTLY why!
 
sandbar said:
I live in Florida and consider it to be ,one of the very few FREE states to live in, if you are like me and enjoy sharp shiney objects and of course, we have very sensible gun policies.

I am originally from Chicago and well, It sucked! You all know EXACTLY why!
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Yeah but I hear he moved. :D
 
California isn't alone. 26 other states have similar laws prohibiting the carry of "switchblades." At least you're permitted to own them (oddly enough,) and carry them if the blade is 2" or less. I can count the number of autos I'd like to own on about three fingers, and that's mostly for the novelty.
I will say I wish the knife laws weren't so convoluted and regionally varied.
 
I wish we could return to common law but nobody is educated properly anymore. I believe that any charge that doesn't have a victim who can provide claim of injury should not be a crime.
 
About knife laws in general, I feel they are silly. If I wanted to hurt someone with a knife, I would probably use one of those more common 12 inch kitchen knives than a 3-4 inch folder, don't you think? People need to use more logic when they come up with these laws.

In my area, the laws aren't bad. I live in Canada, and there is no blade length restriction and they are pretty lax about anything. The main rules is that there are no balisongs or switchblades (Fine for me, I have no interest in them), and that there shouldn't be any great attempt made to conceal them, but having them in your pockets or on your belt with your shirt over them isn't an offense.

So, they're reasonable in my area, but in some areas, things need to be fixed, and they need to be fixed soon. Soon they will outlaw farmers carrying shovels, because he might just go medieval and use it as a mace.
 
I think knife laws are open to interpretation so the government and it's personnel can do what ever they want and not be wrong. Now go pay your taxes.
 
cofade2black said:
I live in the great state of California, I feel that knife laws are stupid. first of all the criminals don't care about the laws and they carry what ever they want. It is true that knives can be used as a weapon, but for the most part they are a tool. California states that you can't have a switchblade in your possession. This is wrong when good citizens are deprived of owning one because law makers believe this will help keep us safe. these lawmakers forget who they work for. I just want to know what the people on this forum think about their local knife laws.
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WHOA!!!! wait a minute!

are you trying to suggest that we should hold people accountable for their misdeads instead of just trying to baby-proof an entire populace? i think this is WAY TOO close to common sense to actually be workable in congress :D

seriously though, i think there's a very quick and ez way to see if a law is str8 or BS: look at the section of the police report that says "Victim". is there a human being's name in that box? or does it say "State of blah blah blah"? :jerkit: there are very few exceptions, animal cruelty and environmental crimes. other than that, if there's no victim i do not recognize it as a crime nor do i recognize the law that was supposedly broken.
 
As far as Germany goes, it seems obvious to me that knife laws only got more restrictive (which happened in 2002 as well as in 2008) because of public pressure on politicians due to then recent events.

Therefore, I naturally think very little of knife laws in Germany.
As we say, "reiner Selbstzweck".

Compared to most European countries, they're quite lax though. But not for long I think...
 
Pardon my German (literally and figuratively) but I believe knife laws are "Sheisse " :D
 
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