Knives - once and for all. LEOs? Lawyers?

[encorehunter]

I dont know that I would be willing to throw that one. That is a nice piece of work. Is it drilled for a pipe hawk?

[Jenks]

I know this post has been going on for years, but if it hasn’t been mentioned yet, the old law of not being able to carry automatic knives (switchblades) was removed in 2018. You can now carry them, but they fall under the same 3.5” blade length rules as others. Ballistic knives are still very illegal.

[brutal]

I know this post has been going on for years, but if it hasn’t been mentioned yet, the old law of not being able to carry automatic knives (switchblades) was removed in 2018. You can now carry them, but they fall under the same 3.5” blade length rules as others. Ballistic knives are still very illegal.

Wow, really?

[Jenks]

Yep, totally legal now, I carry a Microtech auto as my EDC now.

[Gman]

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[brutal]

Yep, totally legal now, I carry a Microtech auto as my EDC now.

[SideShow Bob]

But, the original question of can you legally carry a concealed knife of any type with a CHP has not been definitively answered.

[Mazin]

CHP is a Concealed Handgun Permit, it is as the name implies. Does not cover knives, asp etc. On the flip side since most knives have a pocket clip wouldn't that be considered open carrying?

[Irving]

CHP is a Concealed Handgun Permit, it is as the name implies. Does not cover knives, asp etc. On the flip side since most knives have a pocket clip wouldn't that be considered open carrying?

It depends on the state. Oregon I think uses that pocket clip work around. I haven't heard that about here though. Not that I've looked into it, just saying I haven't heard that.

[Bailey Guns]

Boredom. Too hot outside to do anything. So I read this entire thread. And now I'll make a comment that's about 9 years too late to be relevant, just because I can.

I don't recall every giving anyone a hard time about a knife they were carrying unless they had used it in a crime. For the last nearly 20 years that I've been out of law enforcement I just clip a little Kershaw or Gerber into my pocket and I've never worried about getting hassled by the police over it. Mostly because I avoid doing things that will get me into contact with the police. I'm not saying it's not important to understand the law and sometimes, like with this subject, that can be difficult.

But maybe we tend to overthink things sometimes?

I'll check back in another 9 years.