Are knives also banned in DC?

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rotaryeye Joined Aug 2008 Posts 1909 EE 100% (595) GA, USA	Posted: 4/1/2016 3:03:40 AM EDT Will stay in Arlington but will metro to DC to see the usual sites. Will leave CCW in hotel but I feel naked without it. Are there metal detectors at the museums? Or am I just overly fucked over with just a flashlight to defend myself and my family? Also, FBHO, would not be going near the WH.

davewvu86

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Posted: 4/1/2016 3:41:43 PM EDT

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There are metal detectors at many museums and they prohibit knives.

Case law says that pretty much anything can be considered a prohibited concealed weapon including semi-sharp tools like screwdrivers. Museums aside, you may want to look at pepper spray. Though, at one point it was thought that pepper spray must be registered with the police. MPD now says:

Businesses in the District of Columbia are required to notify the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) of any sale of self-defense spray by submitting a completed registration form to the MPD’s Firearms Registration Section (the form should be completed by the purchaser at the point of sale).The purchaser of the self-defense spray does not need to submit any additional documentation. Any legal self-defense spray acquired outside the District of Columbia does not have to be registered with the MPD’s Firearms Registration Section.

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http://mpdc.dc.gov/page/mace-pepper-spray-and-self-defense-sprays

It wouldn't surprise me at all if MPD did however consider it criminal to conceal pepper spray.

In short, concealed means concealed, but watch out for the numerous metal detectors.