Stupid Louisiana Knife Law!

[DAVE_M]

J. The provisions of this Section shall not prohibit the ownership of rescue knives by commissioned full-time law enforcement officers. The provisions of this Section shall not prohibit the carrying of rescue knives by commissioned full-time law enforcement officers who are in the actual discharge of their official duties. The provisions of this Section shall not prohibit the sale of rescue knives to commissioned full-time law enforcement officers. The provisions of this Section shall not prohibit the ownership or possession of rescue knives by merchants who own or possess the knives solely as inventory to be offered for sale to commissioned full-time law enforcement officers. As used in this Subsection, a "rescue knife" is a folding knife, which can be readily and easily opened with one hand and which has at least one blade which is designed to be used to free individuals who are trapped by automobile seat belts, or at least one blade which is designed for a similar purpose. No blade of a rescue knife shall exceed five inches in length.

Heads up guys. If you own a knife with a guthook/seatbelt cutter or a folding seatbelt cutter (like the Benchmade Houdini), and you are not LEO, then you are in possession of an illegal "weapon."

Boy is that stupid. Since I'm not LEO, these knives are illegal for me to possess :rofl:

But this is legal...

What if it was primarily designed for use as a gut hook?

which has at least one blade which is designed to be used to free individuals who are trapped by automobile seat belts

So if it wasn't designed to cut seat belts, but rather was designed to cut intestines, even though it is the same chisel ground recurve blade, it's legal? What idiot wrote that part of the law?

 

[mwally]

That's ridiculous.

How about firefighters or paramedics? We are even more likely to use a rescue knife. As a career fireman here in Canada, I feel that is a serious oversight. Not to mention the fact that, in the hands of a civilian, these can still be handy if you are to stumble across an accident.

 

[glistam]

You might want to read the entire statute. It's here: http://legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=78739

The paragraph in question, "J", is a statutory exception, not the prohibitive paragraph itself. The prohibited action is outlined in paragraph "A" of this section. Long story short, paragraph "J" only matters if if the knife has a switchblade action. All knives you posted pictures of are not switchblades, and are therefore legal for everyone, including paramedics, firefighters and regular civilians.

 

[DAVE_M]

You might want to read the entire statute. It's here: http://legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=78739

The paragraph in question, "J", is a statutory exception, not the prohibitive paragraph itself. The prohibited action is outlined in paragraph "A" of this section. Long story short, paragraph "J" only matters if if the knife has a switchblade action. All knives you posted pictures of are not switchblades, and are therefore legal for everyone, including paramedics, firefighters and regular civilians.

That was the conclusion we came to on another forum. It's not as cut and dry as it should be.

 

[JN7556]

Sometimes I read these laws and I just want to hit whoever wrote it with a brick. I mean, with a skull as thick as theirs they probably wont feel it anyway. 😛

 

[controllerbob]

That was the conclusion we came to on another forum. It's not as cut and dry as it should be.

All the laws in our state but, you can own a ballistic knife here,without restriction. Go figure.

Sometimes I read these laws and I just want to hit whoever wrote it with a brick. I mean, with a skull as thick as theirs they probably wont feel it anyway. 😛

Heads up guys. If you own a knife with a guthook/seatbelt cutter or a folding seatbelt cutter (like the Benchmade Houdini), and you are not LEO, then you are in possession of an illegal "weapon."

Boy is that stupid. Since I'm not LEO, these knives are illegal for me to possess :rofl:

But this is legal...

What if it was primarily designed for use as a gut hook?



So if it wasn't designed to cut seat belts, but rather was designed to cut intestines, even though it is the same chisel ground recurve blade, it's legal? What idiot wrote that part of the law?

 

[flphotog]

That was the conclusion we came to on another forum. It's not as cut and dry as it should be.

Knife laws seldom are. Knife laws are a bigger mess then firearms laws and that is saying something.