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February 7th, 2021, 04:50 PM #1
Knife Law / Fixed Blade / Dagger
Greetings.. are there any laws that prohibit the owning OR carrying of a fixed double edge blade?
thanks
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February 7th, 2021, 05:17 PM #2
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Not state laws.
ianalLet's not forget there are still species of tropical penguins living in the Galapagos.
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February 7th, 2021, 05:23 PM #3
Re: Knife Law / Fixed Blade / Dagger
I read into it a bit before posting.. and I did notice that some local laws could apply depending on where you are... but it definitely looked like at least possession in the home was well within the law.. unless I am missing something.. it looked like automatic knives are the only knife that is a no go.. there have been come great law discussions here so was just looking for any additional feedback..
thank you for your response..
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February 7th, 2021, 05:33 PM #4
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Don't know about other big cities , but in Philthadelphia , it is illegal to carry ANY type of blade.
No 'pre-emption' in PA when it comes to blades. Local gov't are free to pass any silly laws they want.I don't speak English , I talk American!
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February 7th, 2021, 06:28 PM #5
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Re: Knife Law / Fixed Blade / Dagger
I believe the gray area here is that a double edged blade may or may not fall under this depending on the situation.... and who is choosing to interpret it.
§ 908. Prohibited offensive weapons.
Any dagger, knife, razor or cutting instrument, the blade of which is exposed in an automatic way by switch, push-button, spring mechanism, or otherwise, . . . or other implement for the infliction of serious bodily injury which serves no common lawful purpose.
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February 7th, 2021, 08:16 PM #7
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The legal term I was thinking of is the "curio exception" which essentially should allow any of the above items to be owned for a collection. The wording on it is unfortunately very grey and applicable case law using it as a defense appears to be basically nil.
When unholstering your sidearm it is customary to say: "Excuse me while i whip this out"
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February 7th, 2021, 11:47 PM #8
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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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