Burk Cornelius
Regular guy
I may, or may not, own and have carried knives that "opened automatically by hand pressure applied to a button" for years. Was that sort of thing frowned upon before today? How did I come to own one if they were illegal? Or was it just illegal to carry them "upon or about your person"? (I love lawyer talk)
Text from the bill signed today by the Governor
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to carry upon or about his or her person, or in a purse or other container belonging to the person, any pistol, revolver, shotgun or rifle whether loaded or unloaded or any dagger, bowie knife, dirk knife, switchblade knife, sword cane, knife having a blade which opens automatically by hand pressure applied to a button, spring, or other device in the handle of the knife, blackjack, loaded cane, billy, hand chain, metal knuckles, or any other offensive weapon, whether such weapon be concealed or unconcealed, except this section shall not prohibit:
Text from the bill signed today by the Governor
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to carry upon or about his or her person, or in a purse or other container belonging to the person, any pistol, revolver, shotgun or rifle whether loaded or unloaded or any dagger, bowie knife, dirk knife,