assisted knife laws in MD

Melnic · Sep 1, 2015

I'm in HoCo.
What are the laws for "assisted" knives?

Looking at this one
http://www2.knifecenter.com/item/ZT...30v-blackwashed-plain-blade-black-g10-handles

brownspotz · Sep 1, 2015

you're in "hazzard" county like me,where everything is a hazzard, its probably illegal or banned as it might go off and...well you know, its for the chilluns....

someone else might have some proper insight on this issue.

Bafflingbs · Sep 1, 2015

It's legal everywhere in Md., except Balt. city.

AntiGun · Sep 1, 2015

Bafflingbs said:
It's legal everywhere in Md., except Balt. city.

I believe it's also illegal in Ocean City.

fidelity · Sep 2, 2015

Bafflingbs said:
It's legal ~~everywhere~~ in Md., except Balt. city.

AntiGun said:
I believe it's also illegal in Ocean City.

As they said, Baltimore and Ocean City are more restrictive and don't permit assisted opening knives. Your selected knife is A-OK in the rest of the state.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local...a9c2e4-e26a-11e3-810f-764fe508b82d_story.html

For automatic knives, permissible in the rest of MD, you can't buy or sell in state, but you can buy from out of state and transport in (just be sure to avoid VA and PA, where they are not legal). Automatic knives, unlike assisted openers and most folding knives, can't be carried concealed in MD. They have to be visible, as do fixed blade knives.

MD knife laws, despite some restrictions, are more liberal than knife laws in the majority of states.

240 towles · Sep 2, 2015

still a 3 inch limit on all blade lengths?

fidelity · Sep 2, 2015

240 towles said:
still a 3 inch limit on all blade lengths?

Certain municipalities (like Baltimore) might, but in most of Maryland there is no length limit on folders ...

http://www.knifeup.com/maryland-knife-laws/

240 towles · Sep 2, 2015

good to know, the cold steel holdout is going back in the pocket.

fidelity · Sep 2, 2015

DC has the 3-inch limit ... so something to keep in mind if traveling down there ...

http://www.knifeup.com/knife-laws-in-washington-d-c/

... and remember, never carrying for defensive purposes, and the real use of the knife is as a tool (to open boxes, process food, or whatever utilitarian everyday use that you've used it for in the past).

platoonDaddy · Sep 2, 2015

MoCo state police barracks desk SGT, told me assisted knives are illegal in MD. But was unable to site me the specific law.

Bertfish · Sep 2, 2015

platoonDaddy said:
MoCo state police barracks desk SGT, told me assisted knives are illegal in MD. But was unable to site me the specific law.

He is incorrect. As previously stated illegal only in Baltimore City and Ocean City.

Bafflingbs · Sep 2, 2015

Forgot about O.C. Sorry.... :whack:

Doctor_M · Sep 2, 2015

Bafflingbs said:
Forgot about O.C. Sorry....

Even these are illegal in OC... go figure.

cb51 · Sep 2, 2015

The problem is, it doesn't really matter what the law says, the cops tend to make it up as they go. Yeah, it will get straitened out at the station, byt by then you've lost a hour or two, until they figure out they have zero on you.

DYI01 · Sep 3, 2015

Would an Emerson wave knife be considered "assisted"?

Bertfish · Sep 3, 2015

I guess that depends on the definition of assisted opening. That wave knife doesn't appear to have any springing, just a hook cut in the blade that you can catch on something to drag the blade open. IANAL but I'd say that does not qualify as an assisted opening knife.

INMY01TA · Sep 3, 2015

I believe OC doesn't allow any knife carry. Assisted or not.

montoya32 · Sep 3, 2015

brownspotz said:
you're in "hazzard" county like me,where everything is a hazzard, its probably illegal or banned as it might go off and...well you know, its for the chilluns....

someone else might have some proper insight on this issue.

Howard Co, not Harford Co.

fidelity · Sep 3, 2015

INMY01TA said:
I believe OC doesn't allow any knife carry. Assisted or not.

I don't think that this is correct, but please provide a citation if you're able. In post #5, there's a link to a news story in 2014 where a former Baltimore police chief (holding a similar role in Ocean City) encouraged a "proactive" change that restricted assisted opening knives. Other folding knives were not restricted.

Melnic · Sep 6, 2015

I carry a knife ALOT in OC, and at night. But I"m fishing at the time from the Bridge, Are the OC knife laws for just the boardwalk or street? There a link for this?

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