Does a CCW permit allow. . .
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Dex Sinister
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Most CCW's apply to firearms. Florida's CCW applies to a number of concealed weapons. Switchblades and switchblade-like knives are regulated (or not) by state.
One can have a "spring-assisted" knife even in CA. Check the laws of your state of interest.
One can have a "spring-assisted" knife even in CA. Check the laws of your state of interest.
You pretty much answered your own question, but I'll add this.
§ 46.05. PROHIBITED WEAPONS. (a) A person commits an
offense if he intentionally or knowingly possesses, manufactures,
transports, repairs, or sells:
(1) an explosive weapon;
(2) a machine gun;
(3) a short-barrel firearm;
(4) a firearm silencer;
(5) a switchblade knife;
(6) knuckles;
(7) armor-piercing ammunition;
(8) a chemical dispensing device; or
(9) a zip gun.
§ 46.05. PROHIBITED WEAPONS. (a) A person commits an
offense if he intentionally or knowingly possesses, manufactures,
transports, repairs, or sells:
(1) an explosive weapon;
(2) a machine gun;
(3) a short-barrel firearm;
(4) a firearm silencer;
(5) a switchblade knife;
(6) knuckles;
(7) armor-piercing ammunition;
(8) a chemical dispensing device; or
(9) a zip gun.
NedreckSavant
New member
Phillip, is that state or federal? Then how is it legal to sell mil-spec ss109 semi-ap ammo everywhere i've seen it?
MidnightRambler
New member
Indiana's is specifically a license to carry a handgun.
Garand Illusion
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A "spring assisted" is not a switchblade. Buck makes knives that take the tinies touch to flip the knife out, but they are still only "spring assisted" because the spring can't pop the blade out by itself.
Oddly ... in Colorado I can carry a S&W 500 and half a dozen backup guns if I want to, but I can't carry a double edged fixed blad knife over a certain size. CCW law doesn't cover knives at all, only handguns.
Weird, but true ...
Oddly ... in Colorado I can carry a S&W 500 and half a dozen backup guns if I want to, but I can't carry a double edged fixed blad knife over a certain size. CCW law doesn't cover knives at all, only handguns.
Weird, but true ...
Pinky Carruthers
New member
In Montana the permit specifially says concealed handgun or knife. Afaik auto knives are not prohibited here.
It's Texas statute.
§ 46.01. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Club" means an instrument that is specially
designed, made, or adapted for the purpose of inflicting serious
bodily injury or death by striking a person with the instrument, and
includes but is not limited to the following:
(A) blackjack;
(B) nightstick;
(C) mace;
(D) tomahawk.
(2) "Explosive weapon" means any explosive or
incendiary bomb, grenade, rocket, or mine, that is designed, made,
or adapted for the purpose of inflicting serious bodily injury,
death, or substantial property damage, or for the principal purpose
of causing such a loud report as to cause undue public alarm or
terror, and includes a device designed, made, or adapted for
delivery or shooting an explosive weapon.
(3) "Firearm" means any device designed, made, or
adapted to expel a projectile through a barrel by using the energy
generated by an explosion or burning substance or any device
readily convertible to that use. Firearm does not include a firearm
that may have, as an integral part, a folding knife blade or other
characteristics of weapons made illegal by this chapter and that
is:
(A) an antique or curio firearm manufactured
before 1899; or
(B) a replica of an antique or curio firearm
manufactured before 1899, but only if the replica does not use rim
fire or center fire ammunition.
(4) "Firearm silencer" means any device designed,
made, or adapted to muffle the report of a firearm.
(5) "Handgun" means any firearm that is designed,
made, or adapted to be fired with one hand.
(6) "Illegal knife" means a:
(A) knife with a blade over five and one-half
inches;
(B) hand instrument designed to cut or stab
another by being thrown;
(C) dagger, including but not limited to a dirk,
stilletto, and poniard;
(D) bowie knife;
(E) sword; or
(F) spear.
(7) "Knife" means any bladed hand instrument that is
capable of inflicting serious bodily injury or death by cutting or
stabbing a person with the instrument.
(8) "Knuckles" means any instrument that consists of
finger rings or guards made of a hard substance and that is
designed, made, or adapted for the purpose of inflicting serious
bodily injury or death by striking a person with a fist enclosed in
the knuckles.
(9) "Machine gun" means any firearm that is capable of
shooting more than two shots automatically, without manual
reloading, by a single function of the trigger.
(10) "Short-barrel firearm" means a rifle with a
barrel length of less than 16 inches or a shotgun with a barrel
length of less than 18 inches, or any weapon made from a shotgun or
rifle if, as altered, it has an overall length of less than 26
inches.
(11) "Switchblade knife" means any knife that has a
blade that folds, closes, or retracts into the handle or sheath, and
that:
(A) opens automatically by pressure applied to a
button or other device located on the handle; or
(B) opens or releases a blade from the handle or
sheath by the force of gravity or by the application of centrifugal
force.
(12) "Armor-piercing ammunition" means handgun
ammunition that is designed primarily for the purpose of
penetrating metal or body armor and to be used principally in
pistols and revolvers.
(13) "Hoax bomb" means a device that:
(A) reasonably appears to be an explosive or
incendiary device; or
(B) by its design causes alarm or reaction of any
type by an official of a public safety agency or a volunteer agency
organized to deal with emergencies.
(14) "Chemical dispensing device" means a device,
other than a small chemical dispenser sold commercially for
personal protection, that is designed, made, or adapted for the
purpose of dispensing a substance capable of causing an adverse
psychological or physiological effect on a human being.
(15) "Racetrack" has the meaning assigned that term by
the Texas Racing Act (Article 179e, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).
(16) "Zip gun" means a device or combination of
devices that was not originally a firearm and is adapted to expel a
projectile through a smooth-bore or rifled-bore barrel by using the
energy generated by an explosion or burning substance.
§ 46.01. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Club" means an instrument that is specially
designed, made, or adapted for the purpose of inflicting serious
bodily injury or death by striking a person with the instrument, and
includes but is not limited to the following:
(A) blackjack;
(B) nightstick;
(C) mace;
(D) tomahawk.
(2) "Explosive weapon" means any explosive or
incendiary bomb, grenade, rocket, or mine, that is designed, made,
or adapted for the purpose of inflicting serious bodily injury,
death, or substantial property damage, or for the principal purpose
of causing such a loud report as to cause undue public alarm or
terror, and includes a device designed, made, or adapted for
delivery or shooting an explosive weapon.
(3) "Firearm" means any device designed, made, or
adapted to expel a projectile through a barrel by using the energy
generated by an explosion or burning substance or any device
readily convertible to that use. Firearm does not include a firearm
that may have, as an integral part, a folding knife blade or other
characteristics of weapons made illegal by this chapter and that
is:
(A) an antique or curio firearm manufactured
before 1899; or
(B) a replica of an antique or curio firearm
manufactured before 1899, but only if the replica does not use rim
fire or center fire ammunition.
(4) "Firearm silencer" means any device designed,
made, or adapted to muffle the report of a firearm.
(5) "Handgun" means any firearm that is designed,
made, or adapted to be fired with one hand.
(6) "Illegal knife" means a:
(A) knife with a blade over five and one-half
inches;
(B) hand instrument designed to cut or stab
another by being thrown;
(C) dagger, including but not limited to a dirk,
stilletto, and poniard;
(D) bowie knife;
(E) sword; or
(F) spear.
(7) "Knife" means any bladed hand instrument that is
capable of inflicting serious bodily injury or death by cutting or
stabbing a person with the instrument.
(8) "Knuckles" means any instrument that consists of
finger rings or guards made of a hard substance and that is
designed, made, or adapted for the purpose of inflicting serious
bodily injury or death by striking a person with a fist enclosed in
the knuckles.
(9) "Machine gun" means any firearm that is capable of
shooting more than two shots automatically, without manual
reloading, by a single function of the trigger.
(10) "Short-barrel firearm" means a rifle with a
barrel length of less than 16 inches or a shotgun with a barrel
length of less than 18 inches, or any weapon made from a shotgun or
rifle if, as altered, it has an overall length of less than 26
inches.
(11) "Switchblade knife" means any knife that has a
blade that folds, closes, or retracts into the handle or sheath, and
that:
(A) opens automatically by pressure applied to a
button or other device located on the handle; or
(B) opens or releases a blade from the handle or
sheath by the force of gravity or by the application of centrifugal
force.
(12) "Armor-piercing ammunition" means handgun
ammunition that is designed primarily for the purpose of
penetrating metal or body armor and to be used principally in
pistols and revolvers.
(13) "Hoax bomb" means a device that:
(A) reasonably appears to be an explosive or
incendiary device; or
(B) by its design causes alarm or reaction of any
type by an official of a public safety agency or a volunteer agency
organized to deal with emergencies.
(14) "Chemical dispensing device" means a device,
other than a small chemical dispenser sold commercially for
personal protection, that is designed, made, or adapted for the
purpose of dispensing a substance capable of causing an adverse
psychological or physiological effect on a human being.
(15) "Racetrack" has the meaning assigned that term by
the Texas Racing Act (Article 179e, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).
(16) "Zip gun" means a device or combination of
devices that was not originally a firearm and is adapted to expel a
projectile through a smooth-bore or rifled-bore barrel by using the
energy generated by an explosion or burning substance.
atlctyslkr
New member
It's not my intent to insult anyone's intelligence here but this is a great site if you haven't visited it before http://www.packing.org It is very accurate and updated often.
Most states don't call it a CCW it's a license to carry a firearm. The privleges granted by such a license generally do not carry over to other sorts of weapons. In fact most of them clearly state "pistol or revolver" in the statues and no privledges are granted for long guns.
When in doubt, ask a friendly law enforcement officer. Don't ask the person processing your application/renewal (unless they are a sworn officer) chances are they don't know.
Most states don't call it a CCW it's a license to carry a firearm. The privleges granted by such a license generally do not carry over to other sorts of weapons. In fact most of them clearly state "pistol or revolver" in the statues and no privledges are granted for long guns.
When in doubt, ask a friendly law enforcement officer. Don't ask the person processing your application/renewal (unless they are a sworn officer) chances are they don't know.
steelheart
Moderator
The whole thing about switchblades is just silly. In my state (Indiana) I can strap a Marine KaBar with a 7" blade on my belt and walk around with no problem. But a switchblade with a 3" blade is illegal.
Duh!!
Duh!!
Glenn E. Meyer
New member
Those laws are old ones set to nail gangs in times gone by when cheap switchblades were the weapon of choice.
There is no energy in the system to revist such laws. They are quite silly. However, with modern pocket knives, the civilian is not really that handicapped.
There is no energy in the system to revist such laws. They are quite silly. However, with modern pocket knives, the civilian is not really that handicapped.
Hunter Rose
New member
not sure about this last version of the bill, but the previous version would've had the permit covering all kinds of stuff. For knives, it specified that it did NOT cover switchblades (which is fine: most autos I've seen that are worth anything cost as much as a gun). That's for WI though (and neither version of the bill passed)...
Dave Haven
New member
With a silencer, of course.
