Posted: 3/26/2007 3:42:14 AM EDT
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...auto-knives. What's the deal with these? Not talking about assisted-openers, but true switchblades. Reason I ask is a friend of mine had a Colt M-16-K for several years (don't know where he got it) and lost it about a year ago. I have found a site that has these for sale, and would like to get him another one as a gift. Anyone know if these are a no-go in Georgia? |
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Legal to own, illegal to possess. I spoke with a Cop about it once and he said he could not remember a case when someone was prosecuted for carrying a switchblade, it is usually simply added to the other criminal charges when found on a criminal. I have been carrying one for over a year now. Take it with a grain of salt. ByteTheBullet (-: |
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Okay, this has been hashed out on this board before. I can't site the relative sections of GA code but basically, nothing prevents you from possesing an auto-knife. The law on carrying any blade is a little vague and uses a combination of words/phrases that deal with it being an "offensive weapon" and "concealed", if I recall. In keeping with that logic, having the pocket clip exposed negates the concealed portion and the fact that most auto knives have blades in the 4-inch realm hardly make them offensive weapons but there's likely an element of intent there. I sell them all the time and carry one myself without giving it a second thought. YMMV. |
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Concealed is a dangerous word in the O.C.G.A. The pocket clip probably won't get a Nolle Pros for the "plain view" exception. Basically, carrying a knife in Georgia is the same as carrying a gun. It's an offensive weapon. It's not concealed if it's carried in an open and notorious manner or in plain view. Court has ruled that the butt of a handgun protruding from a waste band is not "open and notorious", so I doubt a knife clip is. I know of no Georgia law which says you cannot own any particular knife. -DK (P.S. I can give you sites if you want but It's late and I'm tired.) |