[marktwain]

The carry of knives should be protected under the Constitution. Unfortunately, there are tens of thousands of local laws and ordinances that make it difficult to travel with a knife without fear of arrest in the United States.

[PapaBear3625]

As a first step, have CCW (concealed carry of a weapon) mean you can carry ANY weapon on you: handgun, knife, pepper spray, taser, telescoping baton, shotgun stuffed down your pants leg, whatever.

[BwanaNdege]

Massachusetts Law: (Sorry about the formatting. In the original this is ONE SENTENCE)

"Section 12. Whoever manufactures or causes to be manufactured, or sells or exposes for sale, an instrument or weapon of the kind usually known as a dirk knife, a switch knife or any knife having an automatic spring release device by which the blade is released from the handle, having a blade of over one and one-half inches or a device or case which enables a knife with a locking blade to be drawn at a locked position, any ballistic knife, or any knife with a detachable blade capable of being propelled by any mechanism, slung shot, sling shot, bean blower (do they mean "peas shooters"? - gimme a break!), sword cane, pistol cane, bludgeon, blackjack, nunchaku, zoobow, also known as klackers or kung fu sticks, or any similar weapon consisting of two sticks of wood, plastic or metal connected at one end by a length of rope, chain, wire or leather, a shuriken or any similar pointed starlike object intended to injure a person when thrown, or a manrikigusari or similar length of chain having weighted ends; or metallic knuckles or knuckles of any other substance which could be put to the same use and with the same or similar effect as metallic knuckles, shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months; provided, however, that sling shots may be manufactured and sold to clubs or associations conducting sporting events where such sling shots are used.

[GregoTX]

Texas finally dropped its law prohibiting the possession of automatic knives.... as long as it only has a single edge.

[Tainan]

almost a sword ping

[jagusafr]

San Antonio bans lockback knives with blades under 5.5 inches, because state law bans them over that length. Supposedly was in order to have a reason to hassle gangbangers, and I’ve actually been told by cops that “We wouldn’t enforce it against YOU, ‘cuz you’re a law-abiding citizen”. Whiskey. Tango. Fox.

I carry one anyway. I’ll wager 95% of boys growing up in Texas have had knives in their pockets since age 6 or so. It’s a tool.