Is It Legal to Carry an Automatic Knife in North Carolina

Hi Timothy; Thanks for the comment. I looked at the law that says it is illegal to sell certain knives to minors: § 14-315. In New York State, there has long been disagreement about how and when a person should be prosecuted for possession of a gravimeter. Under criminal law, possession of a gravimeter is illegal per se, but a gravimeter is defined by function rather than design. A knife is not illegal because it is designed to open and engage by gravity. The knife is illegal if it actually opens by gravity and engages through a process used by prosecutors to identify a gravity knife called a “wrist test.” I have a story that can help someone. After a traffic stop, a soldier asked me if I had hidden any weapons. I said no, just a pocket knife. He asked me to show him, and I did. He immediately flinched and said, “It`s not a pocket knife!” It was a large linerlock of the Oldtimer brand.

Schrade called it a Mustang.Anyway, the policeman was cool mainly because I was obviously fishing, with my gear around me. We started a friendly dialogue about legal knives. What he told me was that if the manufacturer`s sales nomenclature said “pocket knife,” that`s fine. Otherwise, and the manufacturer provides a scabbard, you need to “cure” his words. In addition, most manufacturers of large knives with clips call them “belt clips”, not pocket clips. Again, be careful. Nice officer who understood the jargon of formulation. So there may be a grey area as to what kind of knife can be sold to a “minor” and what exactly constitutes a “minor”. Can you be 17 or maybe 18? I am not a lawyer and, as always, do not take what I say as law. Only a certified legal advisor from the State of North Carolina can officially answer this question. How old do you have to be to wear a pocket knife in North Carolina I have a survival knife (Rambo style with an unpolished swamp) that I like to use for bush crafts and camping Is it legal to carry it open? I don`t want to use it for everyday use if it`s not legal, so I want to know before I decide to buy another knife. North Carolina allows you to openly carry any legal weapon as long as you don`t carry it to scare or alert the public.

It does not allow the concealed carrying of Bowie knives, dirks, daggers or butcher knives. The only case reported in North Carolina with paragraph (d) — the common pocket knife exception — stemmed from the question of whether the knife in question was small enough. This section does not apply to an ordinary pocket knife carried in the closed position. For the purposes of this Article, “ordinary pocket knife” means a small knife intended for carriage in a pocket or purse the edge and tip of which are completely closed by its handle and which must not be opened by a throwing, explosive or feather movement. What about boot knives? I want to roller skate and I am a woman on state property. How can I protect myself? Also, I have a solid blade in a side pocket of my car. Is it hidden in it? I am a secret handgun licence and I recognize that it does not protect me. One problem with most secret transport bans is the extent to which the object should be visible. Unfortunately, there is very little evidence on this point from the law itself or from the North Carolina courts. Whether Pocket Clip Carry is so exposed that the knife is not considered concealed is a question we are often asked, but it depends on the facts of the case and can only be answered by a jury in North Carolina.

A copy of the North Carolina Jury Standard Instruction regarding concealed carrying can be found here – NC-r235.10 NC Covert Jury Instruction. What is the maximum blade length of a switch blade and can you carry it in your pocket in North Carolina? I do not think there is an age limit. I am 16 years old and I bought a Karambit knife without any problem A stick sword would probably be considered a hidden knife. All swords and bayonets are legal to possess, as are machetes. Is an OTF (out the front) legal to wear and how does concealed wearing work? In Dale B, 385 S.E. 2d 521 (1989), a juvenile was found to be an offender for carrying a hidden knife under section 14-269 (a). The issue in the juvenile trial was whether the total length of four and a half inches (4/1-2) placed it outside the definition of an “ordinary pocket knife.” The defendant was convicted as a criminal, and whether the knife was “ordinary” because of its size was the only issue on appeal. It is illegal to carry dangerous weapons on school grounds. It is a bit ambiguous. What is meant by “open by a throwing action” can have several meanings.

This may indicate a knife sticking out of the hand when starting or throwing. But it can also refer to the opening of a knife by inertia – such as the gravimeter. I know it`s a bit late, but don`t listen to the people mentioned above about switch blades.

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