Auto/Spring loaded knives in Va?

[ShotgunBlast]

I carry one of those "assisted open" knives on my person daily. I've only been asked about it once by a LEO during a mix-up while I was out with friends. He asked me why I had a knife, and I told him I kept it on me because I used it to cut boxes at work. (I had gotten off of work a few hours before.) He shrugged, and gave it back to me, no more questions asked.

I wouldn't EVER tell a LEO, or anyone for that matter, that I carry that knife as a weapon. In fact, get the word "Weapon" out of your vocab when dealing with LEO's.

-Alex

I love it that you need a reason to carry anything but "because it's legal for me to do so" doesn't seem to qualify as a reason.

[Alex]

I carry one of those "assisted open" knives on my person daily. I've only been asked about it once by a LEO during a mix-up while I was out with friends. He asked me why I had a knife, and I told him I kept it on me because I used it to cut boxes at work. (I had gotten off of work a few hours before.) He shrugged, and gave it back to me, no more questions asked.

I wouldn't EVER tell a LEO, or anyone for that matter, that I carry that knife as a weapon. In fact, get the word "Weapon" out of your vocab when dealing with LEO's.

-Alex

I love it that you need a reason to carry anything but "because it's legal for me to do so" doesn't seem to qualify as a reason.

Land of the free, and home of the brave right?

[ChrisG19]

Update to this old thread. After much consideration, I decided to put my effort behind making the CHP a Concealed Weapons Permit. Delegate Jackson Miller submitted the Concealed Weapon Permit bill, HB 2386. Unfortunately, his bill was referred to the Crime Commission by the Militia, Police, and Public Safety Subcommittee #1. The stated intent was to deconflict it with other statutes, but in reality it was probably a delaying tactic which puts off broader consideration of the bill until next year. VCDL alerted members to write to the subcommittee membership encouraging them to move HB 2386 expeditiously, but the subcommittee did not do so.

That said, VCDL strongly supports Del Miller's bill and we're not going away.

Any possibility we can get this in the 2013 session?

[TBob]

I'm working on it, but everyone else needs to be as well. Get and stay involved in Commonwealth politics, and support pro-freedom folks in and for office. And write them - it does make a difference.