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April 23rd, 2011, 01:58 PM #11
Re: What are the laws for carrying a knife in Philly?
Yes, unless you're actively using it in a trade or profession. This is why we need knife preemption in Pennsylvania.
(1) Definition.
Cutting Weapon. Any knife or other cutting instrument which can be used as a weapon that has a cutting edge similar to that of a knife. No tool or instrument commonly or ordinarily used in a trade, profession or calling shall be considered a cutting weapon while actually being used in the active exercise of that trade, profession or calling.
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April 23rd, 2011, 02:33 PM #12Active Member
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Re: What are the laws for carrying a knife in Philly?
Apparently I've been a criminal in Philadelphia since I was 6 years old. What a totally impractical law.
If you look at a lot of weapons laws they typically ban whatever the "lower classes" and "undesirable elements" could afford, had access to, had cultural preference for, and would carry for self-defense. This is like saying you only have a right to self preservation if you are the right class/income bracket.
I truly believe the spirit of the second amendment (which is often assumed to be only about guns) is really about the right to preserve one's self from physical harm, and that in spirit that would include ANY defensive weapons.
It's about being allowed to exist equally without interference from the state.
The first amendment gives me a means to be equal if others are louder than me.
The second amendment gives me a means to be equal if others are stronger than me.
Am I missing something or could it really be that simple? (I think it was supposed to be).
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April 23rd, 2011, 02:48 PM #13Grand Member
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Re: What are the laws for carrying a knife in Philly?
I carry a small pocket knife all the time.
I'm suppose to read up on knife laws now before I travel the state?
a knife, a clean hanky, and a gun: stuff a guy can use! -Ted NugentFUCK BIDEN
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April 23rd, 2011, 04:56 PM #14
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April 23rd, 2011, 08:04 PM #15
Re: What are the laws for carrying a knife in Philly?
There's nothing to prevent "Filthy", as you refer to it, from regulating the possession of knives. As I mentioned above, this is why we need knife preemption in Pennsylvania, as you could quite easily set foot into a municipality where knives are prohibited or otherwise regulated, without even knowing it.
To my knowledge, only one state has knife preemption (Arizona), and it was passed fairly recently.
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April 23rd, 2011, 08:17 PM #16Super Member
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Re: What are the laws for carrying a knife in Philly?
Not necessarily true. The law may be considered vague and overbroad since it illegalizes legitimate behavior. It will probably take a court case to decide. A pair of scissors may be illegal under the ordinance.
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April 23rd, 2011, 08:30 PM #17
Re: What are the laws for carrying a knife in Philly?
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April 23rd, 2011, 09:46 PM #18
Re: What are the laws for carrying a knife in Philly?
Selling off a a sizeable Spyderco collection here
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April 23rd, 2011, 10:09 PM #19
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April 24th, 2011, 10:00 AM #20
Re: What are the laws for carrying a knife in Philly?
My calling is to survive and protect my family, and survival means I carry weapons to prevent evil men from taking my life, Liberty, private property and what happiness I gain from my family away from me and those who trust me to protect them. The willingness to lay down your life in defense of others has no higher calling. The true irony is Philadelphia is called the cradle of Liberty but it has become its grave.
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