What for? Don`t get me wrong, I have several butterfly knives that I appreciate, but if they are used for personal protection, as you described. A high-quality backrest with thumb grip and pocket clip is much faster in action than any butterfly knife. A Karambit is completely legal. It does not fit the definition of a dagger because it is not symmetrical. (4) The accused did not use or attempt to use the weapon for any unlawful purpose. As for the 3.5-inch blade length, does that mean the sharpened piece or the entire blade piece? I have a folding knife with a total blade length of 4″, but the sharp part is about 3.5″. No. Only 1 handgun pass converted to secret port by state laws. Okay, what about Balisong (butterfly knife)? No one ever mentions them.
Are they illegal in North Carolina? Are there any restrictions? Certain types of firearms and firearms are still illegal when carried as hidden weapons, except on your own property. These include: If feasible, yes. The NC Act is reasonably supportive of handguns, and you can hide with a handgun in a number of places where angular devices classified as weapons are prohibited. A long-standing rule of legal interpretation provides that general words that follow specific words in a list must be interpreted to refer only to the types of things identified by the specific words. In paragraph 14-269(a), the general words «or any other lethal weapon of a similar nature» follow the specific words «Bowie knife, dirk, dagger, gunshot, loaded stick, metal knuckles, razor, shuriken, stun gun». It is a criminal law which, as such, must be interpreted strictly against the creation of restrictions and, in particular, restrictions on fundamental freedoms. It is far from clear that pocket knives – including automatic pocket knives – belong to the same class as daggers, dirks and Bowie knives – as «another lethal weapon of a similar nature». You get a sleeve for a gravity/butterfly knife to wear open, as a necklace tie would not be practical. If it is acceptable to carry a 6-inch knife, the total length is 11 inches. The most recent case is State v. Murillo, __P.3d__, 2015 WL 170053 (N.M.
Ct. App. January 21, 2015), which found that New Mexico`s law prohibiting the possession of a switched blade knife does not violate the state or federal Constitution. Applying an interim review, the court concluded that the provision «prohibits only a small subset of knives, which are themselves a peripheral subset of weapons generally used for self-defence.» In addition, he noted that the ban addressed the serious problem of the use of such weapons for criminal activities. The court specifically refused to repeal State v. Delgado, 692 p.2d 610 (Or. 1984), the Oregon knife ban under the right to bear arms in the state constitution. N.C. Gen. State section 14-269 provides a defence to the concealment of carrying law for weapons that are not firearms; that you have participated in an activity in which the weapon is lawfully used, that you have used the weapon for that purpose and that you have not attempted to use it for illegal purposes.
The statue does not describe the specific activities in which a person must be involved when carrying a concealed weapon, and case law is silent on the subject. However, generally accepted activities where you would carry a knife include hunting, fishing, trapping, and farming. The only case reported in North Carolina with paragraph (d) — the common pocket knife exception — stemmed from the question of whether the knife in question was small enough. As far as I know, it should be completely legal. It is not defined in state statutes or local ordinances. As long as you don`t go to a courthouse, church, police department, or other county-owned place (i.e. a non-residential building or business), you should be fine. Talk to a lawyer or call the local department of the Sheriff and they can easily give you an answer to the specific legality of any firearm you might also have with you. Spring support like the knife that throws the blade a certain distance like a weapon Now, if you openly carry a K-Bar knife, even though you may not intend to «scare or alert the public,» you will certainly attract unwanted attention.
All it takes is for someone to call the police or 911 and report you because you carried a big, scary knife to get you in hot water. What is Open Carry when the clip is displayed? How do you check those laws in the first place? I wanted to have a butterfly knife and I could carry it in my pocket when I go out late at night or something. I don`t want to hurt anyone, I`ve always wanted a Buttefly knife, but I`d like to carry it with me just in case. My city is pretty sketchy. I have an 18-inch machete behind my front seat on the driver`s side, is it even illegal? I can`t find exact information about fixed blades. I recently bought a fixed blade with a leather sheath. The man who made it by hand says that the cutting edge is 4.8 inches and the total length is 8.3 inches. My question is: Are solid blades of this size legal to wear? North Carolina allows you to openly carry any legal weapon as long as you don`t carry it to scare or alert the public.