Knives - once and for all. LEOs? Lawyers?

[Lex_Luthor]

Is the 3 1/4" actual cutting edge length or blade length from tip to handle ?
The reason I ask is because this can make the difference with most of my knives between legal or illegal. ??

...any knife having a blade greater than three and one-half (3½) inches in length...

I believe the common interpretation is the portion from the handle/guard to the tip.

I was always under the impression it was the actual cutting edge. I knew about the general measurement with the palm of one's hand, but that will definitely change depending the size of one's mitts. I measured mine just to check. Cutting edge is 3 1/4", and the entire length of the blade from tip to handle is 3 1/2" so I'm set with mine. Thanks for the clarification.

I have a friend who carries a couple CRKT M16-SF14 which is bigger than mine, and ended up doing an evening in de-tox, and was given his knives back. The actual cutting edge on his knives is 3 1/2" so I guess that's what the LEOs went with in his case. I think like OneGuy said, it depends on what the circumstances are. If the knives were being used in an illegal manner, then you're running into other problems.

[OneGuy67]

Sigh...Idmaster...as I previously stated, I didn't want to start anything, and I apologized in my post for sounding like I was attacking you.

That being said, I'm going to again ask you if you are going to put information out there, BE ACCURATE! If you can't, don't post. There are those here who will take the fact you are a LEO and believe what you are posting as being correct. The fact you say one thing and post something which conflicts with what you write, is disturbing. It shows a lack of understanding. Look at the other member's posts after your own if you can't understand that.

Once again, I'm not going to attack you, but is your understanding of local government that bad that you don't understand the difference between a municipality and a county government?

La Plata county DOES NOT have a municipal code. It is in Municode.com, which appears where you are attempting to obtain your information. If you bothered to actually read it, you would see they are GENERAL ORDINANCES. Municode.come is a paid company that publishes them online for money. Do you get that?

You are somewhat correct in your understanding of home rule verses statutory cities. All cities start as statutory cities and can develop into home rule cities by declaration. Title 31, Section 202 of the CRS control the self-governing of cities as home rule. Denver is governed under Article XX, section 4 and Title 30, section 101 as a consolidated city-county government.

There are major difference between a statutory and a home rule city. One is the collection and imposition of sales tax. A statutory city imposes the city sales tax based on rules established by the State of Colorado. The Colorado Department of Revenue is responsible for collecting and administering local sales taxes for all statutory cities that impose a sales tax. Sales taxes collected by vendors in such areas are to be reported on the DR 0100 and remitted to the Colorado Department of Revenue. A home rule city administers its own city sales tax and the laws regarding sales tax may vary from those established by the State of Colorado. Home rule cities operate as self-collected cities because they administer and collect their own city sales tax. The Colorado Department of Revenue has no jurisdiction over sales and use taxes imposed by these cities when the State does not administer the local taxes. City taxes collected for such areas must be remitted directly to the home rule city.

Another is land use and planning. Statutory counties and municipalities derive their powers from state statute. The law does not explicitly grant statutory counties and municipalities the authority to regulate oil and gas development and production operations. However, state law provides statutory municipalities and counties with broad land-use and planning powers.

Municipality has everything to do with an set geographical boundary being a city. That set area has incorporated into a recognized municipality and thus, is a statutory city. For example, Highlands Ranch is a geographically identified area by the developer, has some limited special fire and water districts and a home owner's assoication, but IS NOT A MUNICIPALITY as it has not incorporated into a city. Bow Mar is a municipality, with set geographical boundaries, limited governmental services and a town council managing a budget obtained by tax revenues.

Again, I'm not looking to pick a fight and provide Byte with a show! Please ensure what you are saying is correct. That's all.

[BigBear]

Where have I been?....

[StagLefty]

Where have I been?....

I don't know but thanks for fresh popcorn

[OneGuy67]

I'm trying to keep this short and civil but....pass me the popcorn too...sigh...