There is a chance this year to expand the concealed carry of knives in the state of North Carolina.
The suggested change would allow the everyday carry of any legal to possess knife with a blade of 5 inches or less concealed on one's person.
Open carry of any legal knives is already legal unless otherwise restricted by NC state and local law.
Certain folding knives with blades of 4.5 inches or less have been ruled legal to carry concealed.
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I think the 2023 General Assembly should pass legislation that would allow the "everyday carry" (edc) of any knife or tool with a blade length of 5 inches or less.
I would just like to see the law changed so that NC citizens can carry these knives on or about their persons for everyday lawful purposes.
North Carolina's current concealed carry knife law -G.S.14-269- dates from 1917.
It was and is intended to apply to "large" knives such as bowie knives, butcher knives, dirks, ect:
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person willfully and intentionally to carry concealed about his or her person any bowie knife, dirk, dagger, slung shot, loaded cane, metallic knuckles, razor, shuriken, stun gun, or other deadly weapon of like kind, except when the person is on the person's own premises.
It was amended in 1985 to allow the carry of "small" Swiss army knives but those only.
I think it should be lawful in North Carolina to carry any legal knife or tool on one's person for lawful purposes with a blade length of 5 inches or less.
These are the types of knives folks use for work everyday but cannot legally carry in public or on the job.
https://www.akti.org/resources/akti-approved-knife-definitions/
https://www.akti.org/state-knife-laws/north-carolina/
Thank you for considering legislation that would allow the legal carry of knives and tools with blades of 5 inches or less.
The suggested change would allow the everyday carry of any legal to possess knife with a blade of 5 inches or less concealed on one's person.
Open carry of any legal knives is already legal unless otherwise restricted by NC state and local law.
Certain folding knives with blades of 4.5 inches or less have been ruled legal to carry concealed.
Suggested email:
I think the 2023 General Assembly should pass legislation that would allow the "everyday carry" (edc) of any knife or tool with a blade length of 5 inches or less.
I would just like to see the law changed so that NC citizens can carry these knives on or about their persons for everyday lawful purposes.
North Carolina's current concealed carry knife law -G.S.14-269- dates from 1917.
It was and is intended to apply to "large" knives such as bowie knives, butcher knives, dirks, ect:
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person willfully and intentionally to carry concealed about his or her person any bowie knife, dirk, dagger, slung shot, loaded cane, metallic knuckles, razor, shuriken, stun gun, or other deadly weapon of like kind, except when the person is on the person's own premises.
It was amended in 1985 to allow the carry of "small" Swiss army knives but those only.
I think it should be lawful in North Carolina to carry any legal knife or tool on one's person for lawful purposes with a blade length of 5 inches or less.
These are the types of knives folks use for work everyday but cannot legally carry in public or on the job.
https://www.akti.org/resources/akti-approved-knife-definitions/
https://www.akti.org/state-knife-laws/north-carolina/
Thank you for considering legislation that would allow the legal carry of knives and tools with blades of 5 inches or less.
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