benchmade infedel........is it legal to carry

[XD-9Guy]

Where is the line drawn between auto & spring assist or is that one of those clear as mud details.

 

[Honeybee]

Yep, clear as mud

 

[dennishoddy]

So far in this informal poll, 80% of the advice given on the internet is incorrect.

You just now figured this out?

 

[CODE_3]

Yep, clear as mud, and any knive with a blade more than 3 3/4" is a no-no

There is no length in state law.

 

[CODE_3]

the OTF fully auto (switchblades) are they legal to carry here

I'll give you $20 for it.

 

[SlammerG_89]

pocket knives are so common in oklahoma that I wore one all through middle school, high school and college and was never questioned about it 1 time by any leo in any situation good or bad. I would talk to them a lot just because i knew the school resource officers and they never said a word about it. I would say unless you use it to murder someone you are ok, but there are a lot of people here that don't live in the real world and only in their fantasyland. So you will get a lot of mixed answers. Ultimately its up to you.

 

[Honeybee]

http://www.okshooters.com/showthread.php?103335-What-is-the-legal-length-blade-in-oklahoma

Guess this has been done before but ask a cop what he would arrest you for and you will get your answer.

 

[Glocktogo]

Let's dispense with the coyness and give the guy a solid answer. No, the Infidel is not legal to carry in Oklahoma. If you want to carry one, better be a LEO or military on military orders. Oklahoma is weird in that it's legal to own and purchase, but it is not legal to possess off your own property. If you want to purchase one for a collection, go for it. This essentially mirrors the Federal Switchblade Act, which states:

United States Code
TITLE 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 29 - MANUFACTURE, TRANSPORTATION, OR DISTRIBUTION OF SWITCHBLADE KNIVES

Section 1241. Definitions

As used in this chapter -
(a) The term ''interstate commerce'' means commerce between any State, Territory, possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia, and any place outside thereof.
(b) The term ''switchblade knife'' means any knife having a blade which opens automatically -
(1) by hand pressure applied to a button or other device in the handle of the knife, or
(2) by operation of inertia, gravity, or both.

Section 1242. Introduction, manufacture for introduction, transportation or distribution in interstate commerce; penalty

Whoever knowingly introduces, or manufactures for introduction, into interstate commerce, or transports or distributes in interstate commerce, any switchblade knife, shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

Section 1243. Manufacture, sale, or possession within specific jurisdictions; penalty

Whoever, within any Territory or possession of the United States, within Indian country (as defined in section 1151 of title 18), or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States (as defined in section 7 of title 18), manufactures, sells, or possesses any switchblade knife, shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

Section 1244. Exceptions

Sections 1242 and 1243 of this title shall not apply to -
(1) any common carrier or contract carrier, with respect to any switchblade knife shipped, transported, or delivered for shipment in interstate commerce in the ordinary course of business;
(2) the manufacture, sale, transportation, distribution, possession, or introduction into interstate commerce, of switchblade knives pursuant to contract with the Armed Forces;
(3) the Armed Forces or any member or employee thereof acting in the performance of his duty; or
(4) the possession, and transportation upon his person, of any switchblade knife with a blade three inches or less in length by any individual who has only one arm.

Section 1245. Ballistic knives

(a) Prohibition and penalties for possession, manufacture, sale, or importation
Whoever in or affecting interstate commerce, within any Territory or possession of the United States, within Indian country (as defined in section 1151 of title 18), or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States (as defined in section 7 of title 18), knowingly possesses, manufactures, sells, or imports a ballistic knife shall be fined as provided in title 18, or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.
(b) Prohibition and penalties for possession or use during commission of Federal crime of violence
Whoever possesses or uses a ballistic knife in the commission of a Federal crime of violence shall be fined as provided in title 18, or imprisoned not less than five years and not more than ten years, or both.
(c) Exceptions
The exceptions provided in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 1244 of this title with respect to switchblade knives shall apply to ballistic knives under subsection (a) of this section.
(d) ''Ballistic knife'' defined
As used in this section, the term ''ballistic knife'' means a knife with a detachable blade that is propelled by a spring-operated mechanism.

Someone already posted O.S. 21-1272, so I won't re-post it. The Infidel is illegal under 21-1272. Keep in mind that the Infidel has the name prominently displayed on the pocket clip. If you carry it around a LEO, it's gonna get noticed.

 

[1fast8]

I have been told same thing word for word that GTG stated (had thought about gettint one)

 

[HiredHand]

Another good OSA knife thread, its even stickied. http://www.okshooters.com/showthread.php?1824-knife-question