It has been a few years since I read Florida’s concealed weapons statute but I was stunned to read that it banned carrying a “Buck Knife”.
I suspect that has been changed but you never know.
I always carry a Buck knife. CO. Never gave thought that it might be illegal? That’s nuts.
It was changed dramatically. Without a concealed weapon permit, a person can carry a “common pocketknife.” Whatever that is I guess depends on the cop, the prosecutor, and the judge. Chapter 7 of Jon Gutmacher’s Florida Firearms Law, Use & Ownership book describes the common pocketknife in terms of a couple of appellate decisions. A Buck knife certainly fits their definitions of the legal variety. Automatic knives are also legal in Florida, with certain restrictions.