I went to the gun and knife show earlier and bought some throwing knives, since some friends and I are learning to use them.

What's the legality of taking them out in public? I have a holster that goes on my belt for three...I'd assume any place that wouldn't allow concealed weapons, but otherwise, could it be assumed to be like a pocket knife?

5/5/2008 12:54:36 AM

that and also if they dont search you or dont know about it its not illegal...there are plenty of places you could go and not have a problem imo

5/5/2008 12:55:49 AM

Open carry is legal, but there's always the issue of scaring people. It is illegal to scare people
I believe NC law states that you cannot conceal any knife under a 3" blade length.

5/5/2008 12:58:55 AM

^ you mean over 3" blade, right?

5/5/2008 1:02:39 AM

because throwing knives are going to protect you

5/5/2008 1:05:25 AM

hmm, it might get a little iffy trying to measure this blade length since there is no handle per say, its a 6" long piece of stainless steel that has one ~3" side shaped into a knife edge.



That's what I got. The knife shaped area is just under 3" but its real close.

5/5/2008 1:06:12 AM

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"^ you mean over 3" blade, right? "

Yes

5/5/2008 1:07:52 AM

5/5/2008 2:02:01 AM

trejo was the man in desperado with those damn throwing knives

5/5/2008 2:04:06 AM

5/5/2008 2:08:37 AM

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"its a 6" long piece of stainless steel "

it's against the law to conceal it

in some places in NC it's against the law to even have

[Edited on May 5, 2008 at 2:23 AM. Reason : .]

5/5/2008 2:21:32 AM

^^^^ Damn, Linda Kozlowski used to fine.

5/5/2008 2:51:26 AM

I would link to the [facetious] thread I made about banning knives in the soapbox

but the INCOMPETENT SITE ADMINISTRATORS lost that thread

because they were too busy adding those pop-up ads that will ultimately destroy the entire site

(gg new owners -- you fucking losers)

5/5/2008 8:12:06 AM

392, if this site sucks so much, why do you post here?
there isnt one user that would care if you would logout forever and not come back

plus, you dont know what the fuck you are talking about and you should be suspended for making a [facetious] thread in the SB...thats what chit chat is for.

ill recommend that theduke get right on that so we dont have to hear back from you

5/5/2008 9:25:34 AM

damn you're dumb

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"if this site sucks so much, why do you post here?"

I never said it sucked, I said the buffoonery of the new owners that resulted in the loss of data, sucks

the site is very useful and entertaining, but that doesn't excuse incompetent administration

gg on your incorrect assumption there, douchemist

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"there isnt one user that would care if you would logout forever and not come back"

oohh boo hoo -- hurt my feelings -- waahaaaa

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"plus, you dont know what the fuck you are talking about"

uh, yes I do

not counting a disaster of biblical proportions, it is 100% possible to keep 100% of a website's data safe

these guys, somehow, did not (it happened on their watch)

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"you should be suspended for making a [facetious] thread in the SB...thats what chit chat is for."

perhaps facetious isn't the best adjective, but it was a serious thread

serious posts, serious debate, newsworthy news citations, etc. (sarcasm doesn't necessarily equate to farce)

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"ill recommend that theduke get right on that so we dont have to hear back from you"

translation: "oooooooooooooo I'm telling!!!! **whiney baby face** whaaa!! I'm gonna get you in trouble!!! nyea nyea!"

5/5/2008 10:00:07 AM

^ reminds me of

5/5/2008 11:01:06 AM

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"What's the legality of taking them out in public? I have a holster that goes on my belt for three...I'd assume any place that wouldn't allow concealed weapons, but otherwise, could it be assumed to be like a pocket knife?"

if you have a ccp, you are good to go

otherwise you arent if the blade is over some arbitrary length that some suits in raleigh thought was appropriate

5/5/2008 11:07:34 AM

^^

5/5/2008 11:10:52 AM

^^ not in north carolina. the ccp is only good for handguns.

5/5/2008 12:41:06 PM

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"^^ not in north carolina. the ccp is only good for handguns. "

5/5/2008 12:42:12 PM

So, I'm hearing yes, no, and bitching.

5/5/2008 12:59:24 PM

so you are going to wear your knife belt around in public?


You must be trying to impress a girl.

5/5/2008 2:13:47 PM

FAIL

5/5/2008 2:29:24 PM

i bought some cheap (although well-balanced) knives on teh intarweb a few years back...i was pretty good with them for a while, but they took a hell of a beating (they were cheap enough that they'd bend easily after thunking into wooden posts a couple of times )

i can also shoot a recurve damn well

these are two skills that probably never serve me IRL, and i'm okay with that

5/5/2008 3:32:04 PM

i threw some hatchets one time at Dollywood and did pretty well

5/5/2008 4:01:25 PM

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"the ccp is only good for handguns. "

true

5/5/2008 10:36:42 PM

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"You must be trying to impress a girl."

true.

i wouldn't wear them on my belt, since that's a little awkward, but curious about having them in public at all.

5/6/2008 1:18:57 AM

if you're going to carry a weapon, you should probably go ahead and carry one thats actually deadly

5/6/2008 3:04:33 AM

so

if you have a ccp

it's legal to conceal a handgun

but not a knife?

where's the logic in that?

if someone were to give me penetrating trauma, i'd rather it be from a low velocity stab wound than a mid-velocity handgun. cavitation is a bitch.

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"if you're going to carry a weapon, you should probably go ahead and carry one thats actually deadly"

knives are pretty fucking deadly if you stab in the right spot and go deep enough

sure, long gashes are impressive

but it's the little tiny wounds about the width of the blade that i get worried about

5/6/2008 5:11:44 AM

5/6/2008 9:40:35 AM

Haven't knives of various designs been ruining people for the last 9000 years or so?

5/6/2008 10:40:21 AM

ok knife nerds


what i meant to say was, don't be the guy that brings a knife to a gunfight

5/6/2008 11:35:41 AM

^^^lulz

That's been my thought, but its a little different having a couple knives and having a gun on you...and getting a gun is a little more difficult at the moment, considering all the steps you have to go through.

And besides, its pretty satisfying being able to nail a target with a good knife throw.

5/6/2008 12:03:45 PM

poor butters

5/6/2008 3:01:08 PM

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"and getting a gun is a little more difficult at the moment, considering all the steps you have to go through. "

apply, get permit, buy gun.

man that's difficult.

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"poor butters"

what what in the butt.

5/6/2008 3:41:30 PM

NC law is fairly vague. NC GS 14-269 is the statute that "covers" it. Basically unless it's a folding knife, you cannot conceal it. You're going to have a hard time explaining why you're carrying 3 non-folding (i.e. it's more dangerous than a pocket knife by some retarded reasoning) blades. If you explain that they're throwing knives, you're probably going to be more screwed. Doesn't make much sense but a lot of our weapons laws are like that (for example, a pistol grip on a long arm makes it more deadly apparently).

And the previous posters were correct about the CCP. North Carolina has a Concealed Carry PISTOL permit. Some other states have Concealed Carry WEAPON permits. Our does not allow concealed carry of any weapons other than a pistol.

5/6/2008 9:39:02 PM

^Thanks, that answers my question pretty well.

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"and getting a gun is a little more difficult at the moment, considering all the steps you have to go through. "

apply, get permit, buy gun.

man that's difficult.
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Steps for getting knives:

1. Buy knives for $11.

Steps for getting pistol:

1. Apply for permit in home county (Craven)
2. Get permit for $$$ (?)
3. Research and buy good gun for $$$$$$

Yes, getting a gun is a little more difficult than getting some throwing knives. Not to mention my parents' inquiry and surprise as to me getting a gun in the first place.

[Edited on May 7, 2008 at 12:37 AM. Reason : quote failed]

5/7/2008 12:37:05 AM