Posted: 10/30/2006 7:31:05 PM EDT
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When out in the woods, or stopping at a gas station, is there a legal limit for the length of a sheathed knife worn in the open on a belt?. Does a folding blade (first choice) in a sheath make any difference? It seems that 3" was some kind of maximum somewhere. |
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It's whatever length the nice policeman decides is a "weapon". Some jusrisdictions have maximum lengths (like Milwaukee), but otherwise it's a discresionary call on the part of the officer. Heading out to the woods with a 7" skinner on your belt? Not a weapon. Carrying the same in a boot while you're in a nightclub? Yeah, you'll get popped for CCW. YMMV, but pocket knives are generally not considered weapons, per se. Just hope you don't get hassled by a Nut Case Cop™. |