Hello, I am a resident of Minnesota and in my final semester of college. Since the campus does not allow CC/OC of firearms, and the fact that a permit needs to be renewed every x amount of years (5?) for a pretty steep fee, i have put off getting my permit to carry.
However with graduation just around the corner, the last thing i need is a weapons charge, or god forbid a felony, due to my knife carrying habits. It never worried me much, until recently when i actually attempted to look up the knife based laws in Minnesota. And realizing that a small mistake on my part could cost me big.
My main question revolved around carrying my Ka-Bar BK11 Becker Necker
Blade Length: 3-1/4
Overall length 6-3/4
CC Carry Option: Its a neck knife by design
OP Carry Option: Ka-Bar Belt Clip
SO To the Laws! Result? Very frustrated. Multiple searches yield only these set of vague legal statutes.
Link: http://knife-expert.com/mn.txt
A quick read will yield nothing referring to the nature of fixed blade knives. Only a blanket statement about "Dangerous weapons" and the few specifics it does talk about are "metal knuckles or a switch blade knife opening automatically." However after a long Google search campaign it seems that MN has a lot of "gray zone" in its interpretation, meaning one officer might not care at all, while another might arrest you on the spot for the same thing. That being said, I'm trying to stay out of "gray zone carry." I absolutely love my BK11, but i also like not getting arrested.
Legally where do small Fix Blades stand? As the carrier, my intention is to carry the BK11 for utility purposes. Can I open carry? Can i corneal carry? Any Ideas?
However with graduation just around the corner, the last thing i need is a weapons charge, or god forbid a felony, due to my knife carrying habits. It never worried me much, until recently when i actually attempted to look up the knife based laws in Minnesota. And realizing that a small mistake on my part could cost me big.
My main question revolved around carrying my Ka-Bar BK11 Becker Necker
Blade Length: 3-1/4
Overall length 6-3/4
CC Carry Option: Its a neck knife by design
OP Carry Option: Ka-Bar Belt Clip
SO To the Laws! Result? Very frustrated. Multiple searches yield only these set of vague legal statutes.
Link: http://knife-expert.com/mn.txt
A quick read will yield nothing referring to the nature of fixed blade knives. Only a blanket statement about "Dangerous weapons" and the few specifics it does talk about are "metal knuckles or a switch blade knife opening automatically." However after a long Google search campaign it seems that MN has a lot of "gray zone" in its interpretation, meaning one officer might not care at all, while another might arrest you on the spot for the same thing. That being said, I'm trying to stay out of "gray zone carry." I absolutely love my BK11, but i also like not getting arrested.
Legally where do small Fix Blades stand? As the carrier, my intention is to carry the BK11 for utility purposes. Can I open carry? Can i corneal carry? Any Ideas?
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