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Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on
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Our State House is now debating the Concealed Carry Laws. They're looking to make it legal to carry, without a liscence, for anyone that is legally authorized to own a firearm.
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Permalink Reply by Steve Hanner on
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Well here you go: THIS IS BREAKING NEWS, How about a 2 inch long blade folks!
This is the link to Scott Kings Blog Post about the latest news:
http://www.iknifecollector.com/profiles/blogs/doug-ritters-knife-ri...
Anti-Knife Bill Introduced in Nevada
Nevada State Senator Sheila Leslie (D, Washoe 1) has introduced SB 171, to add to the list of weapons that the state prohibits in schools, including a sword, axe or hatchet, machete and so-called "dangerous knife," meaning any knife with a blade 2 inches or longer. Nevada is one of the few rational states where common pocket knives are not mandated to be treated as weapons prohibited by the state from schools. Schools are free to determine for themselves what restrictions, if any, they will make. Apparently not everyone in Nevada is willing to allow schools to deal with this issue as they see fit.
Read the proposed bill: http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/76th2011/Bills/SB/SB171.pdf
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Permalink Reply by William Hsu on
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My country is Taiwan.
In Taiwan we restrict Katana or any two hand sword with blade length over 24 inches and really large hawkbill blade that is obviously designed for decapitating. However, you can register a license for legal possession at the police department . And you have to be at least 18+ years old and no criminal record to obtain the license.
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William, many thanks for taking the time to provide that information. I find it interesting. I certainly understand the two hand sword over 24 as well as the large hawkbill ...in the wrong hands could be dangerous!
William Hsu said:
My country is Taiwan.
In Taiwan we restrict Katana or any two hand sword with blade length over 24 inches and really large hawkbill blade that is obviously designed for decapitating. However, you can register a license for legal possession at the police department . And you have to be at least 18+ years old and no criminal record to obtain the license.
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Permalink Reply by Shlomo ben Maved on
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Worldwide Switchblade Laws bottom of page
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according to knifelawsonline.com
Georgia10-JUN-2010 -- Georgia governor Purdue has signed SB 308 into law, which requires a carry permit to carry in public, openly or concealed, knives with blades over five inches. Among other things, the new law also prohibits the carry of weapons, the definition of which includes knives with blades over five inches, in churches and other places of worship.
The new law takes effect immediately.
that is just depressing
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Permalink Reply by stephen tungate on
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that news is very deperssing how could that governor sign such a bill that is crazy and i think that he should not be reelected for office.the law should let you carry at least a eight inch knife.all whom lives in Georgia should write him and tell him what you think if you do not like this new law....
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What's the big deal about it? They aren't allowing you can't carry you just can't carry without a permit? So get a damn permit; how hard is it to obtain? Are they making it like Daly did in Chicago when they lost the Supreme Court decision about handguns, the government just made it almost impossible to obtain one because of nearly unreachable parameters...Is GA doing it the same way? If they are then it's unjust
Excluding machetes, which I believe are not covered by this new law, who the Hell needs a knife that big anyway...Is it penis envy where a big knife is compensating for a small one then I must be hung like a horse as I haven't used a blade over five inches in about forty years and for almost twenty of them, I carried in the bush, six months out of every year...I'd clean fish daily for shore lunch and during big game season dress out at least twenty caribou, four moose, one black bear and eight to ten whitetail deer for my clients and ourselves.
Unless you're going into combat there is no need for large knives--they get in th way when trying to ride in a vehicle, sit at a table for dinner, paddle a canoe etc., they aren't as efficient as a shorter blade, they're heavier but they're "TACTICOOL"--BFD!
Ok, they passed this one law, OMG they've now got an opening to grab all of our weapons, our guns, our knives--Sorry, that doesn't wash! Each law has to be presented to the public for debate so get your lobbyists to pressure your members into voting the right way...If they really wanted to ban guns, they'd have done so but groups like the NRA, JPFO, GOA, RKBA have presented a strong opinion poll against such a law--support them.
According to the below groups, Georgia is a "shall issue state" and has allowed open carry state, for handguns, with a permit only...All they've done now is put a limit on how big a knife you can carry "in public"...Now it isn't up to the interpretation of the on scene officer to determine.
Open Carry.org
http://opencarry.org/opencarry.html
Handgun Laws by State
http://handgunlaw.us/
Concealed carry.org
http://www.concealcarry.org/
NRA-ILA
http://www.nraila.org/GunLaws/
USA Carry
http://www.usacarry.com/
Handgun Laws.US
http://www.handgunlaw.us/
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thats kinda harsh but the reason i dont have a permit is im not 21 and to tell the truth there are times you need a bigger knife would you cut open a watermelon with a mini trapper or the like? and if it was penis envy wouldnt i be carrying a 15 inch bowie the reason it bummed me out is there are several knives i would like to get some to carry some to keep and if you say use a kitchen knife for a melon have you ever carried a kitchen knife i haven't because kitchen knifes are not meant to be carried! as a matter of fact i dont use kitchen knives use my carry knife when food needs cutting simply because thats what is comfortable believe me when i turn 21 i plan on getting a permit
and i didnt say anything about taking guns?
Shlomo ben Maved said:What's the big deal about it? They aren't allowing you can't carry you just can't carry without a permit? So get a damn permit; how hard is it to obtain? Are they making it like Daly did in Chicago when they lost the Supreme Court decision about handguns, the government just made it almost impossible to obtain one because of nearly unreachable parameters...Is GA doing it the same way? If they are then it's unjust
Excluding machetes, which I believe are not covered by this new law, who the Hell needs a knife that big anyway...Is it penis envy where a big knife is compensating for a small one then I must be hung like a horse as I haven't used a blade over five inches in about forty years and for almost twenty of them, I carried in the bush, six months out of every year...I'd clean fish daily for shore lunch and during big game season dress out at least twenty caribou, four moose, one black bear and eight to ten whitetail deer for my clients and ourselves.
Unless you're going into combat there is no need for large knives--they get in th way when trying to ride in a vehicle, sit at a table for dinner, paddle a canoe etc., they aren't as efficient as a shorter blade, they're heavier but they're "TACTICOOL"--BFD!
Ok, they passed this one law, OMG they've now got an opening to grab all of our weapons, our guns, our knives--Sorry, that doesn't wash! Each law has to be presented to the public for debate so get your lobbyists to pressure your members into voting the right way...If they really wanted to ban guns, they'd have done so but groups like the NRA, JPFO, GOA, RKBA have presented a strong opinion poll against such a law--support them.
According to the below groups, Georgia is a "shall issue state" and has allowed open carry state, for handguns, with a permit only...All they've done now is put a limit on how big a knife you can carry "in public"...Now it isn't up to the interpretation of the on scene officer to determine.
Open Carry.org
http://opencarry.org/opencarry.html
Handgun Laws by State
http://handgunlaw.us/
Concealed carry.org
http://www.concealcarry.org/
NRA-ILA
http://www.nraila.org/GunLaws/
USA Carry
http://www.usacarry.com/
Handgun Laws.US
http://www.handgunlaw.us/
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The gun laws were presented because knife carry is quite similar to handgun carry in most of the states—were such laws have been passed specifically detailing knives…Most states allow a CCW—a [compact] concealed [common] weapons license which encompasses knife carry (were passed)—doesn’t matter what the acronym a state uses as each state is different in what was passed and GA is a shall issue state so that should also apply to the knives.
In most states you can’t carry a switchblade on you at all or over a certain limit (3” usually) and haven’t since the 1930s so restrictive knife laws aren’t something new….Hell, in ancient Rome, unless you were of the aristocracy or a soldier carrying anything bigger then a kitchen knife would have you killed, immediately and the same thing applied to medieval Europe and into Japan with the Samurai as well.
Yes, you can carry a kitchen knife with you—8" Chef's or 12" Ham slicer or 10" serrated bread knife as most “quality blades” come with a hard plastic (or like material) blade guard...If your mom threw it out (as most moms are want to do) you can find generic ones at any good knife or kitchen tools store...You just can't carry it on your belt, safely, unless you have a sheath made for it...You can always stick it under your belt, à la pirate carry, but I did say safely, didn't I?
It probably doesn't say that you can't use a horking big knife—out of doors—at a picnic for example, but that you just can't walk around with one brazenly brandishing it or displayed openly upon your person...So then don't carry it on your person! Stick it in your backpack were it isn't “readily available” or in the "chop box" were you keep all your utensils and cooking paraphernalia and then use it when you need to.
The mountain men carried with them butcher and boning knives, just like you’d find in any kitchen back in the early 19th century…They came not handled, just a visible tang, for a couple of reasons…first the new owners would embellish them with whatever they fancied anyway but more so because as the handles added weight and if a dozen knives with handles weighs the same as fifteen or sixteen knives without handles—which do you think the profit hungry traders would choose? Shipping charges across the ocean and dray charges to the rendezvous sites or trading posts were all based on weight carried, not on the number of items carried…one two hundred pound box or ten twenty pound boxes cost the same…It still applies today, especially with float or ski plane operations carrying in our weekly grub to the lodge…Why we serve instant mashed potatoes or dehydrated au gratin for most meals as a potato is mostly water and water is heavy
You can also use a small knife to easily cut your melon in half., probably with your aforementioned mini trapper…All you have to do is make it past the inner rind—the whitish stuff just under the skin and once you’ve circumnavigated yourself around the entire melon, just stick your fingers (or a wedge of some sort) and rip it apart—it will split cleanly into two parts—if you’ve done your job properly.
Support, join, contribute to the Knife Rights.org and AKTI - American Knife & Tool Institute who are attempting to do something about restrictive knife laws especially in places like New York City and Chicago.
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