What would you do if carrying a knife became illegal in your country?

DocJD DocJD your double jointed samurai would be better off saddling the cat and sparing his feet if he's gonna romp around in socks like that.
 
I genuinely feel bad for the OP. In my neck of Merica, the state did AWAY with most knife laws. Only three types are illegal to carry down the street, and mostly only in large cities. You can't carry a dirk, true dagger, or sword. A Dirk is a throwing knife, a true dagger has to have both sides of the blade well sharpened, and well, a sword is not defined by length in the law, leaving it up to the officer to decide how he wants to handle it.

No, I don't live in California...
 
That would be a real pain and I’m certainly glad I don’t have to make that decision. I suppose the penalty would likely dictate my response. If it were a minor fine or light penalty I personally would do as I pleased. If it was a serious penalty I wouldn’t carry a knife. I’m in my late 60’s and in all those years and sketchy places I have been, I have carried a knife every day but never needed one to defend myself or get me out of a serious situation of any kind. Very useful tool but not a mandatory carry item. Alternatives (if legal where I was) if I felt a need for protection, a solid walking cane, a stout belt with a heavy buckle, another capable person accompanying me to double my odds, dog, a solid metal ink pen and of course if I was John Wick a f…..g pencil. If I felt really strongly about it I would get involved in a legal movement to make changes.
Tell me what the rules are and I can usually come up with a way to accomplish what I need.
 
To answer the OP's question:

I would still carry a knife. I've been carrying a knife(s) for so long, I'd feel naked without one. I carry two folders and my Leatherman everywhere I go. To be without at least my Leatherman, because some SH politicians said I couldn't, would be unacceptable to me. As others have said, better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6. Or at the very least judged by 12 than obey tyrants.

The only thing for evil to triumph, is for good men(and women), to do nothing. Old phrase, older truth..
 
Frisco Felon said:
Can you site a penal code?
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No. And am not going to dig through every single city and county ordinance.

A quick internet search, show automatics must be 2" or less. With assisted knife being a grey area. Meaning my Benchmade Barrage is essentially a no go because some jerk LEO decides to take and I have no real recourse.

I did find that the law does change in 2026. The state law does limit knives to 2.5" in most public places. Meaning again, some jerk LEO can and most likely will take my BM Barrage.

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What Length is Legal in California Knife Laws After 2026 Changes?

In California, as of 2026, knives with blades exceeding 2.5 inches are generally considered illegal to carry in most public places unless you have a specific
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Bottom line, in Commiefornia it's pretty much all at your own risk to carry anything you can defend yourself well with.

I was born and raised in California. Been and lived all over the state. In my opinion it's become a giant cess pool, where criminals are favored and innocent civilians victims more often than not.
 
It is already. You need a valid "lawful" reason. A butcher can have a butcherknife, an electrician an electricians knife on the job, a diver a divingknife while diving. But a judge decides what legal is. So there are no real "legal" knives here, only illegal types like automatic, bali's, etc. Self defense is absolutely NOT a valid reason.
But i was never checked by the police (yet). Knife crime is exploding here due to the influx of non european "refugees". We are expecting more and more restrictive checks. So basically there is no way of carrying anything legally here. Even "any object carried with the purpose to commit a crime in the future is a crime", like any object. If the police think you have it with you for an unlawful reason, like say self defense, the object is considered a weapon.
 
Whisperstealth said:
I was born and raised in California. Been and lived all over the state. In my opinion it's become a giant cess pool, where criminals are favored and innocent civilians victims more often than not.
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Loki.88 said:
It is already. You need a valid "lawful" reason. A butcher can have a butcherknife, an electrician an electricians knife on the job, a diver a divingknife while diving. But a judge decides what legal is. So there are no real "legal" knives here, only illegal types like automatic, bali's, etc. Self defense is absolutely NOT a valid reason.
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Without breaking any rules on the discussion of politics, what y’all are describing is the vast majority of the world.

There are a handful of states in the USA where most of the big freedoms converge. There are no knife restrictions upon law abiding people where I live. No permit is required to carry a firearm. There are no emissions inspections of our vehicles. Law enforcement doesn’t stop law abiding people and “check” them for anything. Not many places left like this. Find one and dig in.
 
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