Several of my friends carry fixed blades and opening is never an issue.
I just find in amusing that BRPS won't sell autos to us civilians. Meanwhile, Jim's or any Gun Show has no issues with it.
(4)(a) The manufacture, ownership, possession, custody or use of any switchblade knife, spring knife or other knife or similar instrument having a blade which may be automatically unfolded or extended from a handle by the manipulation of a button, switch, latch or similar contrivance located on the handle.
(b) The provisions of this Paragraph shall not apply to the following:
(i) Any knife that may be opened with one hand by manual pressure applied to the blade or any projection of the blade.
(ii) Any knife that may be opened by means of inertia produced by the hand, wrist, or other movement, provided the knife has either a detent or other structure that provides resistance that shall be overcome in opening or initiating the opening movement of the blade or a bias or spring load toward the closed position.
Really? You find it amusing that a store that invites and somewhat caters to police won't sell you an item that you are not legally allowed to own?
From LA R.S. 14:95:
Really? You find it amusing that a store that invites and somewhat caters to police won't sell you an item that you are not legally allowed to own?
From LA R.S. 14:95:
That statute applies to what's being carried on one's person, not ownership. Auto knives are legal to own in LA, you just can't carry it on your person if you are not a first responder.
"The manufacture, ownership, possession, custody or use of any switchblade knife, spring knife or other knife or similar instrument having a blade which may be automatically unfolded or extended from a handle by the manipulation of a button, switch, latch or similar contrivance located on the handle."
That's not how the law is interpreted or enforced.
So ownership means something other than ownership. It appears you feel that you can own one as long as you don't actually use it unless you use it without having it in your possession. And once you own it, you have to leave it at the store because it can't be in your custody. Or do you feel that possession and custody means something other than possession and custody as well.
Criminal intent. Im telling you how the law is enforced, you're harping on the semantics. You can try and talk around my point all you want, experience will trump it every time.
It's not semantics. It's the law. But you are welcome to share your experience with this law if you'd like.
I'm good. Going back and forth on a forum is stupid and a waste of time.
Going back and forth, commonly referred to as a discussion, is kinda the point of participating in a forum. In fact, it's more than kinda the point, it's in the definition of forum. "A place, meeting, or medium where ideas and views on a particular issue can be exchanged." We have different ideas and views on this law. I believe the law declaring the ownership, possession, and custody of an automatic knife to be illegal means owning, possessing, or having custody of an automatic knife is illegal. You feel, based on experience, the law means something else and using the literal definition of the words is harping on the semantics. I'm sure there's a lot of people reading this thread who would like to hear about the experience that alters the definitions of the words in the law.
Ownership is specifically forbidden. How it’s enforced don’t mean a hill of beans. That’s different from cop to cop. Ownership in La, even as part of a collection, is illegal.