
Massachusetts has very few limitations on what you can own.

The only knives you can carry concealed are regular folding knives and any of the above knives if used to hunt, fish, or trap. You can, on the other hand, carry all of these knives out in the open. It is illegal to carry concealed Bowie knives, dirks, stilettos, and other dangerous or deadly weapons. There are no limitations on what you can own, but concealed carry has many restrictions. Maine is known for having rather vague knife laws. Basically, it is illegal for any knife that’s not a pocket knife (a folding knife) or has a blade 3 inches or greater to be concealed. Restrictions on what you can carry on your person only apply to concealed carry. Knives you can own, as in keep on your property, include all folding knives, fixed knives, dirks, daggers, and butterfly knives. Knives you cannot own include automatic/switchblades, gravity knives, undetectable knives, throwing stars, and knuckle knives. The law is written so that it could include balisong knives even though they are not released by a spring or gravity. In Delaware, any knives that are spring-loaded or released by gravity are banned. Fixed blade knives, such as dirks, daggers, and other sheathed knives, must be open-carried and cannot be concealed. The only knives that can be concealed carried are ones in a folding position, and there are no restrictions on the blade length. Switchblades with blades shorter than 2 inches may be carried. Any automatic knife (spring-loaded) is unlawful to carry, especially in a concealed manner.

Knives you can carry are, as a result, limited. As for knives you cannot own or carry, those include air gauge knives, belt buckle knives, lipstick knives, writing pen knives, undetectable knives, Shobi-zue (a staff or rod containing a blade), cane knives, ballistic knives, and switchblades with a blade longer than 2 inches. It is completely unlawful to bring a weapon into public spaces like schools, public buildings, and any property owned by the U.S. California Knife LawsĬalifornia is known for having rather complicated weapon laws, and knives are no exception. The states with the most involved or confusing knife laws includeĭespite our best efforts to explain and interpret the law for clarity, these can be very confusing, so please do your own research and even go as far as to contact the state or municipality you plan on visiting to save yourself any headaches later. To cover all of those variations, we have a table including the laws and restrictions of each state regarding everything from which knives are banned to how the state handles concealed carry. While some states lack any regulation, other states make up in kind. Legislative Updates J.Not all state knife laws are created equal. Knife Rights Foundation Weighs In on Critical 2nd Amendment Case J. More knives and more freedom couldn't have been further from his objective, but that's exactly what he got. Over the past decade Knife Rights has literally rewritten knife law in America. That article ignited a new civil rights movement. from sinking into the anti-knife, anti-freedom pit that already exists in Europe and the U.K. There was no aggressive, proactive grassroots organization working to stop the U.S. I realized that there was no NRA for knife owners. Reading that article I became incensed at the blatant, misguided attack on our everyday tools. But, the story didn't quite spark the anti-knife response the reporter probably hoped for - in fact, it had precisely the opposite effect.


10 Years Ago Wall Street Journal Article Ignited Knife Owners' Civil Rights Movement July 25, 2016: Knife Rights was born ten years ago today after I read an outrageous and highly inflammatory article headlining the Wall Street Journal, entitled "How New, Deadly Pocketknives Became a $1 Billion Business" demonizing so-called "tactical knives." A discredit to the Journal, the overwrought and sensationalist article was filled with distortions, misrepresentations, innuendo, outright lies and cherry-picked quotes pushing a transparent rabid anti-weapon and anti-freedom agenda.
