Tactical Straight Razor???

[Nephron44]

PA State Law does not ban the carry of razors. It does not [for the most part] ban the carry of knives. Daggers [double edge blades], switchblade/gravity knives and swords are regulated.

Using Killadelphia as the example of "local/jurisdictional laws" - Philly makes no distinction between a knife or a grooming appliance. Anything that cuts [to them] is synonymous to 'knife' - and the law applies. To that end, you and I agree.

My response was to DocT's response [post #7]. Doc asserted that carrying a razor outside the home was illegal and I simply replied that's up to the jurisdiction. That still holds true...and is up to the individual to seek out the appropriate laws for their area. That's all I said and all I meant...nothing more or less.

I still think you don't understand the point. I'm also interested in which states specifically ban razors, but not other knives.

 

[BitingSarcasm]

I ran across a book in the 80's written in the 70's at the used book store that was about using a straight razor as a weapon. I just skimmed it, but even then they had a section about legality. The author said that some cities had specific ordinances against carrying straight razors as an early sort of anti-gang injunction--the same momentum that later went after nunchaku, balisongs, and any flavor of the day to make people look tough on crime. I would be surprised to see anybody prosecuted today for such a statute instead of a more generic Deadly Weapon bit, but life is full of surprises and old laws just sort of layer up. Trying to search out specific straight razor laws seems somewhat daunting.