If you are a hunter for fisherman (or woman,) or a survivalist, chances are you have your local, state and federal firearms regulations and rights memorized.
Less known are the regulations and the rights we possess as they pertain to owning, carrying and using knives.
It sounds crazy, but just about every state has laws that dictate the type of knife you can buy, own, carry and how you can use it.
It is a product of an over-reaction to crime back in the '70's and 80's in most cases and like most political and government over-reactions, many laws have been repealed, modified or amended, which has, predictably, created a patchwork of rules that vary from state to state.
That is why you must know the knife laws that pertain to your state and any state that you visit; on the next page, we cover many of the knife laws that will affect you.
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Indiana has no laws on what can be concealed or openly carried with knives but throwing stars and ballistic knives are illegal
still weird i didn’t see a thing about indiana
Yea probably because other than those 2 things there are no other laws prohibiting or restricting knives
Good to know
Who cares just don’t get caught
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Kukri all the way
One more reason not to live in GA then huh, lol
How come maryland isnt on your list?
Indiana is on the list they just forgot to make it BOLD
So nothing on Ilinois??
Come on, try Aus… You cannot have them…
only law you should know – pigs w/ guns do what they want when they want + how they want
Douglas Kody
Ha$#%&!@*yeah missouri kicking it with my knife hobbies
Doesn’t seem to cover if there is a difference with concealed carry permit. Important to know what might be your consequences when going out prepared …when being ready it also means ready to defend your self in court compliance to authority when necessary not to become the criminal your defending against….unless SHTF then surviving rules.
Honestly if you are a preper , you really are not concerned with what is legal or not . More so with what do you need to survive ??
Nothing on Indiana? Last I checked it was: Only knives allowed to be carried/used for protection were 3.5 inch or less, folding blades only.
The legality of a tool is not a concern of mine during a time in which I need it.
Well said!!
they missed california
Wtf is responded privately ?
i don’t know
Seems weird
they responded in messenger
Knife laws: LMFAO!
I don’t give two shots about knife laws!
Post what they said.
As for Washington state, I thought it was not only illegal to carry a knife in the city of Seattle; but also per Seattle city ordinance any confiscated knifes must be destroyed.
Can anyone clarify this?
Oklahoma is wrong
Massachusetts is so confusing, many companies won’t even ship knives here at all.. even though i could walk into Walmart and buy them. I collect and build my own, and i’m quite positive even the police are so confused they exercise their individual judgement on “dangerousness”.
I love reading a whole article that then tells me I need to check on my own… Dumb article for most…
Yes, because communism must thrive and the Constitution is to be destroyed 🙁
Very vague.throwing stars can be bought anywhere in Indiana.
Very true looked for that,Indiana laws were vague at best.
No Maryland
Knife laws lol. You mean “carry whatever the **** you have a right to carry” law. These laws are to enslave humanity into complete subservient domestication. I’ll carry a sword if it means I have to prove a point. Same thing with guns.
Ohio’s not on the list because we have no restriction except on ballistic knives (that launch blades similar to a gun) The law requires a ccw for a concealed weapon of any sort, but does not specifically state knives, so the only way you can get busted for a knife is if you openly admit its a deadly weapon. If you claim its a tool used for work purposes and say its not for defense you are OK. Theres gray area with a switchblade, but a button or assisted release is perfectly legal so long as it swings outward and does not slide the blade up and down the hilt.
Just recently did ccw training an opposed to what this says my instructor said in Missouri we can carry any kind of switchblade under 4″
Deanna Negrete
Did I miss Tennessee?
they just sent a link for me to enter a contest.didn’t answer anything
No, this is not even close to Oklahoma laws!
I live south of there,i carry a knife in town,always. No problems.even at music venues!
I was wondering because it’s an entirely different reality west of the Cascades.
I think its up to officer discretion.
Maria Guerrero
Arizona has a couple more knife laws than just that
Double edged no go in mich only thing i did not kmow than you
The laws for pa are wrong
If your true prepper you make your own laws