Legal to carry Daggers?

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I want to carry a Dagger. I have been looking into it and I really cant find anything that says I cant in the RCW's.

Only thing I have been able to find is:
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=9.41.250

Furtive:
1. taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret: a furtive glance.
2. sly; shifty: a furtive manner.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/furtively


Intent:
1. something that is intended; purpose; design; intention: The original intent of the committee was to raise funds.
2. the act or fact of intending, as to do something: criminal intent.
3. Law. the state of a person's mind that directs his or her actions toward a specific object.
4. meaning or significance.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/intent


Does "intent to conceal" mean To conceal or just have the intention to conceal it while carrying it? If It is already concealed before I leave home does that fall under intent? Or will this have to be an open carry object?


I understood it that I cant for example carry a dagger in my hand so nobody can see it and then hide it in my pocket.

Also I was not able to find any RCW that says anything about the length of the blade.


If anybody has any information that I am missing I would appreciate it.
I Also would like to read others opinions about carrying a dagger.

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where do you want to carry it? every city and county has its own laws.

in seattle any fixed blade is a no/no

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I used to carry a dagger when I was a kid. It was about three or four inches long, and I kept it in a sheath with a clip on my pocket. The handle was some nice polished wood or something and it was given to me by my dad.

I carried it everywhere I went.

There was a night when my buddies and I got pulled over by about three or four cops since we were walking down the highway (the side, I mean). During the questioning they noticed my dagger and asked about it. I showed it to them and one tried to say it was illegal, but then another officer quickly corrected him. She told him that I was legally allowed to have it.

So if I was a kid, probably not even eighteen or so and they let me off with having it. I'm pretty sure that carrying a dagger is acceptable for anyone. There may however be some law about the length of the blade. You'll want to check that out.

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If you are in the Everett city limits the blade length needs to be 3" or less.
http://www.handgunlaw.us/documents/USKnife.pdf (page 17)

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never bring a knife to a gun fight

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It really depends on the city. The state of Washington itself does not restrict the open carry of a fixed bladed dagger. However, many cities, including Seattle and Everett, restrict fixed blades, or blades over a certain length. Check with your municipal codes for the cities you're planning on carrying it.

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Aaron1124 wrote:

It really depends on the city. The state of Washington itself does not restrict the open carry of a fixed bladed dagger. However, many cities, including Seattle and Everett, restrict fixed blades, or blades over a certain length. Check with your municipal codes for the cities you're planning on carrying it.

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This sounds like something else that could use pre-emption...

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antispam540 wrote:

Aaron1124 wrote:

It really depends on the city. The state of Washington itself does not restrict the open carry of a fixed bladed dagger. However, many cities, including Seattle and Everett, restrict fixed blades, or blades over a certain length. Check with your municipal codes for the cities you're planning on carrying it.

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This sounds like something else that could use pre-emption...

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Agreed. I can OC an OlyArms OA-98 with a 30 rnd mag, but not a three and a half inch knife? Is that there one of them "feel good" laws?

Every time you touch a knife with a four or moreinchblade, an angel looses his wings. So sad. Save an angel, carry a gun.

Hey, we were lookin for a motto...

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my best friend gave me a "beautifull" PUMA sheath knife with a2 1/2" blade "wore it at dinos". its legal everywhere as long as its OCd, but if i put it in my pocket, im sure to be breaking the law.

thing is i wear it at 9:30 "im left handed"and its bound to be covered by my shirt or coat:banghead: im not furtive so i should be OK.:lol:

its funny"legal wise" that in most of washington you can carry a sword "as long as its openly carried", or a battle axe, or a chain saw:what:, but not a "razor":banghead:.

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2, 4, 5 A defender wrote:

my best friend gave me a "beautifull" PUMA sheath knife with a2 1/2" blade "wore it at dinos". its legal everywhere as long as its OCd, but if i put it in my pocket, im sure to be breaking the law.

thing is i wear it at 9:30 "im left handed"and its bound to be covered by my shirt or coat:banghead: im not furtive so i should be OK.:lol:

its funny"legal wise" that in most of washington you can carry a sword "as long as its openly carried", or a battle axe, or a chain saw:what:, but not a "razor":banghead:.

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Where does the law say anything about a razor?