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Originally Posted by Anubis
Also I am unaware of any state with pre-emption of local knife laws, so every city can have its own unique knife laws.
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Exactly, so you can almost never ever be certain you are legal. The laws are often sufficiently vague that you could get in trouble just by bringing dinnerware to an outdoor picnic.
For this reason, I don't like the idea of carrying knives. A knife fight is a brutal thing and to be avoided. Unless you are well trained in knife fighting or just naturally skilled, you will get cut.
Even if well trained, you will get cut, unless you manage to disarm your opponent and disable him all in one quick move or two. The fighting technique is almost exactly the opposite of gunfighting in terms of how you move off the X.
If you must carry a knife, thinK of things that aren't knife like or weapon like in appearance that you could legally carry. They would still be considered weapons if used in that manner, but at least not be of questionable legality as you move from one community to another. Earlier someone mentioned San Antonio knife laws. That is a good example of the problem. (I knew a lady who kept a lovely brass flower design in her car. Each petal had sharp edges and points, and there was no way anyone could get past that thing if it between her and an attacker.)
A short blade can do lots of damage --even a small screw driver just a little larger than what you use for fixing eyeglasses. Be creative about what you carry.