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Thread: Knife Law / Fixed Blade / Dagger
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February 8th, 2021, 04:24 PM #11
Re: Knife Law / Fixed Blade / Dagger
Way back...I'm guessing 1980s....when Philly passed its knife laws, they actually spelled out the prohibition of the Shriners parading with swords. I don't recall the outcome.
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February 8th, 2021, 08:24 PM #12Grand Member
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Re: Knife Law / Fixed Blade / Dagger
Huh, I think I've been misreading this statute for years, as I had been under the impression that all "daggers" (e.g. blades sharpened on both sides) or possibly any knife designed with self-defense in mind are banned as POWs, whether they are "exposed in an automatic way [...]" or not. That doesn't appear to be the case because this interpretation would obviously also ban all knives, which it surely does not.
However, I believe the catch-all "or other implement for the infliction of serious bodily injury which serves no common lawful purpose" has been used to screw people before too, even though "self-defense" ought to be a common lawful purpose.
That whole Article 1, Section 21 "The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State shall not be questioned." thing seems appropriate here too.I am not a lawyer.
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February 9th, 2021, 10:52 AM #15
Re: Knife Law / Fixed Blade / Dagger
thank you all for the feedback... what I am taking away is carrying a knife of this type may or may not put you in a position to test the waters in court... but at the very minimum owning a small dagger as a "collectable" locked in a safe is very unlikely to cause any hardship..
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