Presidential Decree No. 9, issued during the Martial Law period, is what the Philippines follows as regards knife laws.
We do not have size limits or lock restrictions. This law states that "It is unlawful to carry outside of residence any bladed, pointed or blunt weapon such as fan knife, spear, dagger, bolo, balisong, barong, kris, or club, except where such articles are being used as necessary tools or implements to earn a livelihood."
What are your knife laws?
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Only one knife law here. You cannot carry an automatic with a blade over 3 inches.
No permit required to carry a firearm.
We have preemption.
No permit required to carry a firearm.
We have preemption.
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Crocodile Dundee territory in northern Australia.
No rules
Believe it or not you do see guys with big knives on there belt in town aka Crocodile Dundee that have come into town off a cattle station or from remote places.
No flick, dagger or butterfly knives into Australia.
But daggers are available made by Australian makers an not illegal in my state Northern Territory
Laws differ state to state in Australia. Only 7 states and territories for a country the same size as the US
No rules
Believe it or not you do see guys with big knives on there belt in town aka Crocodile Dundee that have come into town off a cattle station or from remote places.
No flick, dagger or butterfly knives into Australia.
But daggers are available made by Australian makers an not illegal in my state Northern Territory
Laws differ state to state in Australia. Only 7 states and territories for a country the same size as the US
Im a vegetarian as technically cows are made of grass and water.
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I live in Washington State and it's a little odd here.
There's no state-wide length limit, but switch-blades and balisongs are illegal to own. Daggers aren't illegal to own, but you're not supposed to carry them around with you. Actually the way the law reads, you're just not supposed to carry them "furtively with the intent to conceal" but in my experience cops still think they're illegal, and they're the ones who are going to arrest you or not, so I put precedent of "Can I go to jail over this?" over my own language lawyering.
You also can't carry a knife "concealed" in general. And that is kind of something up to the interpretation of the arresting officer and prosecutor. I reached out to our state's attorney general once for guidance, asking if a pocket knife would be considered concealed if it was in the pocket and out of sight, and he assured me that would not constitute a concealed weapon since that's how it is designed to be carried. On the other hand, if you're carrying a belt knife, I think the same rules that apply to open-carry of a firearm apply here, where you cannot allow any article of clothing to obscure the view of it. So things like neck knives would be considered a concealed weapon, and depending on what officer you run into and if you're causing trouble, something like a fixed blade in scout-carry that your shirt or jacket is covering is a no-no as well.
Things get fuzzier when you get into the metropolitan areas. In Seattle, for example, you can't carry a fixed blade or a folder with a blade longer than 3.5". From what I have heard from some officers, the test is basically that they will hold the knife up against the palm of their hand, and if it's smaller than their palm is wide (or just a smidge over) they don't care. So for example, a Buck 110 would technically be illegal since it has a 3.75" blade, but no cop is gonna hassle you over a Buck knife here.
It also really depends on which side of the state you're on whether or not anyone even cares or not. In the central and eastern part of the state, nobody bats an eye if someone is walking around with a big old bowie knife, and nobody is going to call the cops on you unless you're out there waving it around like a jackass. Over in the metro areas on the west side, however, if you walk into a gas station with a big belt knife on your waistband, you might draw some concerns and end up with a cop coming to check up on you. But we have so much hunting and nature activities in this state that they're pretty used to seeing tourists forget to take off their knives before coming in to town and scaring the citizenry.
There's no state-wide length limit, but switch-blades and balisongs are illegal to own. Daggers aren't illegal to own, but you're not supposed to carry them around with you. Actually the way the law reads, you're just not supposed to carry them "furtively with the intent to conceal" but in my experience cops still think they're illegal, and they're the ones who are going to arrest you or not, so I put precedent of "Can I go to jail over this?" over my own language lawyering.
You also can't carry a knife "concealed" in general. And that is kind of something up to the interpretation of the arresting officer and prosecutor. I reached out to our state's attorney general once for guidance, asking if a pocket knife would be considered concealed if it was in the pocket and out of sight, and he assured me that would not constitute a concealed weapon since that's how it is designed to be carried. On the other hand, if you're carrying a belt knife, I think the same rules that apply to open-carry of a firearm apply here, where you cannot allow any article of clothing to obscure the view of it. So things like neck knives would be considered a concealed weapon, and depending on what officer you run into and if you're causing trouble, something like a fixed blade in scout-carry that your shirt or jacket is covering is a no-no as well.
Things get fuzzier when you get into the metropolitan areas. In Seattle, for example, you can't carry a fixed blade or a folder with a blade longer than 3.5". From what I have heard from some officers, the test is basically that they will hold the knife up against the palm of their hand, and if it's smaller than their palm is wide (or just a smidge over) they don't care. So for example, a Buck 110 would technically be illegal since it has a 3.75" blade, but no cop is gonna hassle you over a Buck knife here.
It also really depends on which side of the state you're on whether or not anyone even cares or not. In the central and eastern part of the state, nobody bats an eye if someone is walking around with a big old bowie knife, and nobody is going to call the cops on you unless you're out there waving it around like a jackass. Over in the metro areas on the west side, however, if you walk into a gas station with a big belt knife on your waistband, you might draw some concerns and end up with a cop coming to check up on you. But we have so much hunting and nature activities in this state that they're pretty used to seeing tourists forget to take off their knives before coming in to town and scaring the citizenry.
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Im in Boston and like a few other major cities we have a <2.5" restriction. I really wish it was a <3" restriction (or none at all)! The quality and quantity of knives between <2.5" and <3" is massive. I'll just mention that there is an exception that if you need a larger knife for work, recreation, etc and you can prove you need it, you can carry it. So I do have larger knives for fishing and hunting, but my mainstays are all little guys.
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Dear JK_Boston:
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Stay safe,
Mike
Welcome to the Spyderco Forum.
Stay safe,
Mike