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Is there a legal limit on the size of a knife you can keep in your car?

Posted on 9/23/11 at 3:07 pm
Posted by unbeWEAVEable
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Posted on 9/23/11 at 3:07 pm
Just bought an infantry knife that is frickin huge...the blade is 4.8"...is there a limit to how big they can be in your car? I figure if you can keep a gun in there you can keep a knife...
Posted by Clyde Tipton
Planet Earth
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Posted on 9/23/11 at 3:08 pm to
A sword should be the limit...
Posted by Motorboat
At the camp
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Posted on 9/23/11 at 3:09 pm to
This ain't California. You can keep whatever size knife you want in your rig.
Posted by unbeWEAVEable
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Posted on 9/23/11 at 3:10 pm to
that's what I figured I'm just making sure...what if your car is on campus...
Posted by mylsuhat
Mandeville, LA
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Posted on 9/23/11 at 3:19 pm to
I have my dive knife and fillet knife in my truck...
Posted by MoreOrLes
Member since Nov 2008
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Posted on 9/23/11 at 3:28 pm to
Actually I thought there was a limit.

Something like a 2" blade or the total length of the knife when opened???
Posted by Boats n Hose
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Posted on 9/23/11 at 3:29 pm to
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that's what I figured I'm just making sure...what if your car is on campus...

I dunno...it is a "no weapons zone." Definitely can't have a gun in your truck on campus, which is pretty ghey if you ask me
Posted by Flair Chops
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Posted on 9/23/11 at 3:34 pm to
I carry a knife at all times and I'll leave before someone takes it away from me.
Posted by Boats n Hose
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Posted on 9/23/11 at 3:39 pm to
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Actually I thought there was a limit. Something like a 2" blade or the total length of the knife when opened???

A buddy told me something like that for having a knife on campus.
Posted by Flair Chops
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Posted on 9/23/11 at 3:51 pm to
My everyday knife is 8.5-9" opened (yes I'm compensating)
Posted by Boats n Hose
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Posted on 9/23/11 at 4:01 pm to
I used to carry a 6" blade bit it was too bulky. Now I have a shitty 3" gerber but I want something a little more compact, like 2.5" or so and thin. I keep putting it off though.
I usually have a 6" blade in my truck though
Posted by El Josey Wales
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Posted on 9/23/11 at 4:01 pm to
I think as long as it fits in your car, you are ok.
Posted by Nodust
Member since Aug 2010
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Posted on 9/23/11 at 4:22 pm to
Illegal knife in Louisiana is defined as automatic opening. So switchblade is illegal knife. No size limit on legal knives.

This is our knife policy at work. As long as it's legal in Louisiana.
Posted by Nodust
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Posted on 9/23/11 at 4:25 pm to
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Posted by Flair Chops
I carry a knife at all times and I'll leave before someone takes it away from me.




This is my policy also. I've carried a knife all my life since 1st grade. Never carry it for protection just feel funny if I don't have it.
Posted by F Head
On a boat
Member since Dec 2008
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Posted on 9/23/11 at 5:21 pm to
In my Jeep, I've got an Bolo Trench Knife that's dang near big as a shovel (go figure?).



Yeah, I'm compensating, too.
Posted by Flair Chops
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Posted on 9/23/11 at 6:14 pm to
Posted by Nodust
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Posted on 9/23/11 at 6:37 pm to
I've seen cane knives smaller than that thing.
Posted by Ice Cream Sammich
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 9/23/11 at 10:02 pm to
You can most definitely have a gun in your vechile on campus. In LA your vechile is an extension of your home and is protected under the Castle Law (or something like that). This has been confirmed by state police, BRPD, and LSU pd. Now since LSU has a policy (not law) against this, you will be subject to them for disciplinary actions. However, it will not a legal case.

The law even goes on to include dorm rooms and fraternity house rooms. Again, LSU might and prolly will have a problem with it but no legal ramifications.
Posted by bbvdd
Memphis, TN
Member since Jun 2009
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Posted on 9/23/11 at 10:07 pm to


I keep this in my truck.
Posted by Boats n Hose
NOLA
Member since Apr 2011
37248 posts
Posted on 9/23/11 at 10:11 pm to
quote:

You can most definitely have a gun in your vechile on campus. In LA your vechile is an extension of your home and is protected under the Castle Law (or something like that). This has been confirmed by state police, BRPD, and LSU pd. Now since LSU has a policy (not law) against this, you will be subject to them for disciplinary actions. However, it will not a legal case. The law even goes on to include dorm rooms and fraternity house rooms. Again, LSU might and prolly will have a problem with it but no legal ramifications.


Yeah getting expelled from school would be a pretty big deal for me so I'm not gonna risk it.
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