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"Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction" (rustholes-are-weight-reduction)
09/26/2017 at 04:34 • Filed to: None

OK, this sounds sketchy, but: a friend of mine has been looking for a !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! knife for a while, but any internet shop won’t send them to Germany or France.
He asked me to look for it while I’m in New York, but I didn’t even find a decent shop, and thus, failed.
Does anyone have an idea how to get one of these?
Note that it’s only for decoration purposes, carrying this around in Germany would get you into trouble.

DISCUSSION (13)

itschrome > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction
09/26/2017 at 06:37

You can’t have that in my either, would have to go to P.A to buy from a store. Tho some internet site might ship it to you.

Tripper > itschrome
09/26/2017 at 07:33

I don’t think switch blades are legal in PA either. Assisted open are fine, but OTF are not. I’ve seen them at trade shows but never at a shop. I think you have to go a little further south.

Funktheduck > Tripper
09/26/2017 at 08:05

Georgia just made basically any knife legal. I think anything with a blade shorter than 12 inches is fine. Anything over 12 inches and you need a weapons permit. I’m not 100% on that but it’s somewhere in that ballpark

duurtlang > Tripper
09/26/2017 at 08:05

I, as an outsider, find that interesting. So certain knifes are outlawed but getting a firearm is easy/legal?

Tripper > duurtlang
09/26/2017 at 08:25

I’m not really sure why switchblades and butterfly knives are more regulated. Maybe because it’s easier to hurt yourself with one of those? It’s more likely that it was just bad legislation from decades ago that was never amended.

Funktheduck > duurtlang
09/26/2017 at 08:27

Actually it’s a little more convoluted than that. There are things you can own (large knives, brass knuckles, and guns) but can’t necessarily carry. Knives over 12" you can own but can’t carry around without a carry permit. Guns you can keep in your car or on your property but can’t carry without a permit.

Brass knuckles are in a weird limbo because the laws regarding them are so vague. There are now laws explicitly allowing or disallowing them. They are illegal to conceal but doesn’t define conceal. So, if you put them on your hand like when you use them, does that conceal them?

Getting a gun is relatively easy. To buy a gun in Georgia you must fill out a form and pass a background check. You can skip the background check at the time of purchase if you have a carry permit. The carry permit is subjected to a deeper background check and lasts 5 years. So basically, every time you buy a gun you have to pass a background check.

EDIT: I should add that laws regarding owning/carrying weapons varies state to state. My pocket knife is legal to carry just about anywhere in my state but would get me arrested in NY and I’d go to jail for a while.

KevlarRx7 > duurtlang
09/26/2017 at 08:30

You night find it interesting that in the UK there was talk of changing bullets to a ‘biodegradable bullets’ due to the chance of catching lead poisoning.... But the reason knives are regulated, is due to the ease of use and unregulated sales, unlike gun’s and ammo

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > duurtlang
09/26/2017 at 08:37

Every state is different. https://survivallife.com/knife-laws-state/

In my state (very red, very nonrestrictive), some are legal to own, but not to carry. In the case of the switchblade, I assume the reason the law came into place was because of the thinking that it’s only really good for stabbing people... Similar reason short barrel shotguns are illegal - they’re really only good for messing up another person.

What is Illegal to Own in Oklahoma

It is not illegal to own any kind of knife in Oklahoma.

Restrictions on Carry

The following are illegal to conceal or open carry:

Dagger

Bowie knife

Dirk knife

Switchblade knife

Spring-assisted knife

Sword cane

A knife with a blade that opens automatically by hand pressure applied to a button, spring, or other device in the handle of the knife

Any “offensive weapon”

As the no carry law states that it is illegal to carry a weapon, “upon or about” the person, Oklahoma’s no carry law extends to items carried in a vehicle, not just on a person.

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OK gun laws:

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In Oklahoma (under state law), private sales of firearms are legal. However, knowingly selling a firearm to a person who cannot legally purchase or possess the firearm (such as a convicted felon or drug addict) is illegal, and punishable by up to 180 days in jail. Under state law, you must be 18 to buy a firearm of any type from a private seller.

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Felons, mentally ill persons , drug addicts , and certain juvenile offenders are prohibited from buying or owning firearms. You must be 18 years of age to possess or own firearms, with a few exceptions for special circumstances. When purchasing a firearm from a dealer, you must complete a federal background check. This process (passing the background check) usually only takes a few minutes, but the government has up to three days to complete the background check. After three days, the dealer has the right to proceed or deny the transfer. There is no limit to the number of firearms that a person may buy or own under state law.

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Minors may own firearms that are given to them by their parents, relatives, or legal guardians. However, they may not generally possess firearms unsupervised until they are 18 years of age. There are exceptions to this rule, such as when a minor possessing a hunting license (and having passed a hunter’s safety course) is hunting, possession of firearm(s) on certain types of private property, and possession of firearm(s) in one’s own home.

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Owning or possessing a short-barreled shotgun or rifle is illegal and a felony under state law, unless the short barreled firearm is registered under the National Firearms Act . Owning or possessing a fully automatic firearm is not illegal under state law, but is still illegal under federal law unless the automatic firearm is registered under the National Firearms Act . Local and State authorities are not obligated to enforce federal firearms law or notify federal authorities of federal firearms law violations, however they may, or may not, choose to do so.

CobraJoe > Tripper
09/26/2017 at 09:16

The story I heard was that switchblades and butterfly knives were outlawed as part of a fight against organized crime. Switchblades were a favored weapon for the mafia, and outlawing them gave the cops some reason to arrest the shadier members without any other crime being committed.

Not sure how true that is, but it does have the ring of truth.

Automatic knives are still available for active military and law enforcement people though, they’re just harder to come by (and more expensive because they have to be US made).

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Tripper
09/26/2017 at 09:20

I think it has something to do with how they can be quickly deployed from a concealed position.

Tripper > CobraJoe
09/26/2017 at 09:30

That makes the most sense of anything I’ve heard/read.

CobraJoe > TheTurbochargedSquirrel
09/26/2017 at 09:37

That might be the “official” reason, but it’s not a very practical reason.

Any fixed blade can be deployed faster, as it’s already “open”. Assisted opening knives and some “one hand opening” knives are just as quick as automatics. Folding knives with the “Emerson wave” opener are nearly as quick as a fixed blade (they open the blade as you pull the knife out of your pocket).

Carry Knives > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction
01/29/2020 at 07:44

I, as an outsider, find that interesting.