That’s what I told the sheriff, and he agreed.
That’s hilarious. And while I was reading the first threads I said to myself “That question should have been asked years ago”, not realizing it’s a zombie!
a person cannot carry concealed. but the sheath is ABSOLUTELY neccessary. A) sword master be securely attached aor contained in the sheath B) the sword must be openly carried (not concealed C ) you must NOT repond in a rude or hostile manner while wearing a sword in public excapt in a situation where your private physical wellbeing is threatened. or someone else’s well being
Do you have cites for any of this? Are these actual laws somewhere?
Knife law is much the same as Oz it seems in the UK. You can have a folding non locking pen knife of 3" for just carrying, but anything else you need a reason. Going fishing, chopping down vegetation etc is fine… Sword wise almost certainly not just generally, but I remember “Arthur Uther Pendragon” (Arthur Uther Pendragon - Wikipedia) on a news item being stopped by the cops as they surrounded Stonehenge one year at the Solstice he was carrying a Huge sword, the cops said you cant go anywhere with that!..he explained it was part of his religion and they just let him through!
I don’t see how a scabbard would be any different than a typical holster, which isn’t considered concealment of a gun (unless the holster itself is concealed).
Texas, the state where you can open carry a gun religiously yet a sword is illegal to do the same. You think they wouldn’t have a problem with it since it’s not as lethal as a gun.
I know this is an old thread, but you will probably not be surprised to find out that in the US there is a Knife Rights Assn. Their issues seems to parallel some of the concealed carry laws for guns.
Here is a link to the organization and another from the NY Times about the issue.
If it was not so ‘winter’ there all the time, I would live in VT or NH. I like the results they get with their policies.
Don’t like the taxes much though.
Boo Hiss !!! :mad:
If AZ was OK with the wife, I’d move there & live at the higher elevations.
I am picky about temperature, not people having weapons.
Honestly, I feel like that might be exactly the problem with it.
France is relatively free when it comes to bladed weapons (known here as “white weapons” for some reason). You can own them and wear them, provided your local P.D. is notified and you give them a valid reason (hint : “it looks the shit !” is no valid reason). There are no licencing restrictions or permits required however.
People will still look at you funny, though.
In 1970 I was a Midshipman at the California Maritime Academy. I took my then girlfriend, now wife, to her Senior Prom. I had on my dress whites complete with a Naval Officer’s sword.
It was fun night and at her 40th reunion the question still was who was the guy wearing the sword?
In Nevada, knife length usually isn’t an issue. However, any double-edged weapon (knives, dirks or daggers and swords) will get you arrested if you are found carrying them. You can buy them online and keep them in your home as part of your “collection.”
Indiana, swords are legal and knives of almost any length are as well. However, the spring-loaded Spetsnaz knives which fire spring-loaded from the hilt are a no-no, as are automatic knives if you aren’t military or a policeman
Reference:
Indiana - http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title35/ar47/ch5.html
You are incorrect about automatic knives in Indiana.
Actually, we’re not allowed to open carry here, although I wouldn’t be surprised if that changes in the next few years.
Looking back at the law though, it looks like “illegal knives” are only prohibited in a few places. I may have been wrong. I’m off to the grocery store. [grabs katana]
So a katana, scimitar, or other single-bladed sword is OK?
Funnily enough, I work in a theater and our props guys have intentionally cultivated a good relationship with our local cops because every two years or so someone spots our props guys carrying a load of guns between buildings. Since these guns run the gamut from airsoft guns that look just like the real thing to real firearms*, with or without the internal workings removed, the cops have gotten pretty used to us and call the props guys before actually scrambling the squad cars.
*We use real guns sometimes because there isn’t a way to fake the sound of someone racking a shotgun. Even in the middle of a big song-and-dance number, it’s amazing how that sound cuts through and grabs your attention.
Well, they’re not as clumsy or random as a gun; they’re more elegant weapons from a more civilized age.