State Knife Carry Laws: Know your Rights

Stealhead · 12-28-13, 10:51 PM

You would be surprised when it comes to knife laws some states that have fairly open firearms law have very strict or confusing knife laws.

Why does the link only offer links for a few states and not all 50 as well Puerto Rico and Guam? I have issue with this site because they are posting their interpretation of laws that is a huge risk to take if you carry a knife and they are incorrect.

I would recommend looking up your state and county statutes this is the best source for a question on any law then if you have a friend in law enforcement ask them or ask a lawyer only if you have no other source.You can have many laws listed separately that cover knives for example I know in Florida that there are separate laws covering knife type knife length and concealed and open carry.In Florida you can open carry a knife up to 4 inches in length but to conceal carry you must have the same conceal carry permit that allows you to carry a firearm.The problem is that you can always walk into a local jurisdiction where the laws are more strict.

Of course I have seen Warlocks and other biker gangs in Florida walk around with knives that well exceed the legal length and nothing was said to them of course someitmes when the outlaws out number the law a in given situation things are allowed to slide.You can be sure that any Warlock or any other biker gang is also carrying heat in addition to any knives in plain sight.

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Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	You would be surprised when it comes to knife laws some states that have fairly open firearms law have very strict or confusing knife laws. Why does the link only offer links for a few states and not all 50 as well Puerto Rico and Guam? I have issue with this site because they are posting their interpretation of laws that is a huge risk to take if you carry a knife and they are incorrect. I would recommend looking up your state and county statutes this is the best source for a question on any law then if you have a friend in law enforcement ask them or ask a lawyer only if you have no other source.You can have many laws listed separately that cover knives for example I know in Florida that there are separate laws covering knife type knife length and concealed and open carry.In Florida you can open carry a knife up to 4 inches in length but to conceal carry you must have the same conceal carry permit that allows you to carry a firearm.The problem is that you can always walk into a local jurisdiction where the laws are more strict. Of course I have seen Warlocks and other biker gangs in Florida walk around with knives that well exceed the legal length and nothing was said to them of course someitmes when the outlaws out number the law a in given situation things are allowed to slide.You can be sure that any Warlock or any other biker gang is also carrying heat in addition to any knives in plain sight. Last edited by Stealhead; 12-28-13 at 11:13 PM.