Just stepped outside and my neighbors were outside. He's a cop , and our daughters are the same age and they like to play together.
I got a cold steel talwar in the mail yesterday and had it in my pocket. Neighbor gives me a holler and he is outside with his kid he says hey you got a knife ? I said yes and walked over there. Waved the talwar out (not on purpose if it matters) and hand it to him. He cuts the ties off his kids toys and hands me the knife back. He then replies be careful with that "switch blade it's illegal you know". I replied it wasn't a switch blade and pointed out the pocket catch on the knife.
Now I know my knife laws in my state (Alabama) , and I'm friendly with my neighbors and I'm still the new guy on the block.
Anyway so I explained the pocket catch and all that. Not wanting to come across as a smart elic and all that I just asked him this. I said when did they ban autos? I said last time I checked they were legal and could be bought and carried here . He tells me as far as he knew they had always been illegal but he would text his captain to make sure. Now we live in a very small town. We have maybe 6 cops here .
So we are sitting there for a few minutes and his captain text back. Sure enough his captain says the same thing that they were and have always been illegal here in Alabama.
So I need some advice. Like I said we live in a small town maybe 6 cops. If 2/6 tell me in one day the same thing I'd be willing to bet the other 4 think the same thing.
I'm new to the neighborhood and don't want to come across as a know it all or a smart elic to my neighbors but the cops information is wrong. Main concern here is if I'm legally carrying a auto knife here snd get pulled over or something the cops will take my knife and or pursue legal action against me. In the end I kniw it would be thrown out and all but still it's a lot of hassle.
Some may say just don't carry it but they are legal here and I own a few .
I got a cold steel talwar in the mail yesterday and had it in my pocket. Neighbor gives me a holler and he is outside with his kid he says hey you got a knife ? I said yes and walked over there. Waved the talwar out (not on purpose if it matters) and hand it to him. He cuts the ties off his kids toys and hands me the knife back. He then replies be careful with that "switch blade it's illegal you know". I replied it wasn't a switch blade and pointed out the pocket catch on the knife.
Now I know my knife laws in my state (Alabama) , and I'm friendly with my neighbors and I'm still the new guy on the block.
Anyway so I explained the pocket catch and all that. Not wanting to come across as a smart elic and all that I just asked him this. I said when did they ban autos? I said last time I checked they were legal and could be bought and carried here . He tells me as far as he knew they had always been illegal but he would text his captain to make sure. Now we live in a very small town. We have maybe 6 cops here .
So we are sitting there for a few minutes and his captain text back. Sure enough his captain says the same thing that they were and have always been illegal here in Alabama.
So I need some advice. Like I said we live in a small town maybe 6 cops. If 2/6 tell me in one day the same thing I'd be willing to bet the other 4 think the same thing.
I'm new to the neighborhood and don't want to come across as a know it all or a smart elic to my neighbors but the cops information is wrong. Main concern here is if I'm legally carrying a auto knife here snd get pulled over or something the cops will take my knife and or pursue legal action against me. In the end I kniw it would be thrown out and all but still it's a lot of hassle.
Some may say just don't carry it but they are legal here and I own a few .