Automatic Knife Laws
States with Automatic Knife Restrictions
| California – Max blade length is 2 inches | Minnesota (CANNOT SHIP TO) |
| Chicago, IL (CANNOT SHIP TO) | New Jersey (CANNOT SHIP TO) |
| Colorado – Concealed carry maximum length 3-1/2″ | New Mexico (CANNOT SHIP TO) |
| Connecticut – Maximum 1-1/2″ blade length limitation | New York – Has a hunting/fishing exemption, but risky |
| Delaware (CANNOT SHIP TO) | North Carolina – Concealed carry not recommended |
| District of Columbia (CANNOT SHIP TO) | North Dakota – Maximum 5″ blade length limitation |
| Hawaii (CANNOT SHIP TO) | Pennsylvania (CANNOT SHIP TO) |
| Illinois – Must have valid Firearms Owner’s ID Card FOID | San Francisco, CA (CANNOT SHIP TO) |
| Kentucky – Must be 21 years of age | Vermont – Maximum 3″ blade length limitation |
| Los Angeles, CA (CANNOT SHIP TO) | Virginia (CANNOT SHIP TO) |
| Maryland – Illegal to conceal carry | Washington – Manufacture allowed, carry limited to law enforcement and emergency personnel |
| Massachusetts – Maximum 1-1/2″ blade length limitation | West Virginia – Must be 21 years of age |
| Michigan – Out-the-Front, double-edged autos still prohibited |
Baton Laws
States with Baton Restrictions
| Arkansas – ILLEGAL w/ intention to use against humans | Minnesota – Illegal to possess any “dangerous article or substance for the purpose of being used as a weapon against another” |
| California (CANNOT SHIP TO) | Missouri – Illegal to conceal “any other weapon readily capable of lethal use” |
| District of Columbia – Illegal to conceal “any deadly weapon” | Nebraska – Illegal to conceal “any other deadly weapon,” but the burden lies with the state. Law has self-defense provision. |
| Idaho – Illegal to conceal any “deadly weapon,” doesn’t apply outside a city if 18+ years old or on private property with permission. | Nevada – Can obtain written permission from the county sheriff |
| Illinois – Illegal to carry a billy “with intent to use the same unlawfully against another” or in a government building | New Mexico – Illegal to carry “any other type of deadly weapon” |
| Iowa – Illegal to conceal any “dangerous weapon,” which is very broadly applicable | Pennsylvania – Illegal to possess “other implement for the infliction of serious bodily injury which serves no common lawful purpose.” Case law indicates self-defense is not a “common lawful purpose.” |
| Kansas – Illegal to conceal a billy club | South Carolina – Illegal to conceal “a deadly weapon usually used for the infliction of personal injury” |
| Louisiana – Illegal to conceal any “instrumentality customarily used or intended for probable use as a dangerous weapon” | Virginia – Spring-loaded baton is illegal, but could possibly be extended to any “weapon of like kind” |
| Maryland – Could be a “dangerous or deadly weapon,” isn’t named explicitly. Law has self-defense provision. | Washington – Illegal to conceal “other dangerous weapon” |
| Michigan – Illegal to carry with intent to use unlawfully against another “any other dangerous or deadly weapon or instrument” | Wyoming – Illegal to conceal a “deadly weapon” |
Knuckle Laws
Pepper Spray Laws
States with Pepper Spray Restrictions
| Arkansas – Container must be smaller than 5 ounces | Michigan – Cannot contain more than 18% oleoresin capsicum or OC AND more than 1.4% MC AND be more than 1.2 ounces |
| California – Container must not exceed 2.49 ounces | Nevada – Cannot carry a container greater than 2 ounces if it contains CS tear gas. |
| Florida – Container must be 2 ounces or smaller | New Jersey – Only containers that contain .75 (3/4) ounces or less |
| Hawaii (CANNOT SHIP TO HI) – Must have a license to carry & container cannot exceed 1/2 (one-half) ounces | New York (CANNOT SHIP TO NY) – Cannot ship pepper spray into the state designed to be used against humans |
| Massachusetts (CANNOT SHIP TO MA) – Cannot possess for use in self-defense against humans | Wisconsin – Container must be 2 ounces or less and cannot contain more than 10% oleoresin capsicum or OC. |
Taser/Stun Gun Laws
| Tasers = weapon that fires barbs & shocks | Stun Gun = Uses shock but doesn’t deploy barbs |
States That Prohibit Sales & Shipping
| California – Restrictions on Stun Knuckles & Batons | Hawaii – No sales & shipping | Rhode Island – No sales & shipping |
Throwing Knives and Stars Laws
| Throwing Knives – Illegal In | Throwing Stars – Illegal In |
|---|---|
| California (ballistic knives is the wording) | Delaware |
| Indiana (ballistic knives) | Illinois |
| Kansas (ballistic is the term used) | Indiana |
| Kansas | |
| Maryland (Legal to OWN, NOT CC) | |
| Massachusetts | |
| New York | |
| Virginia (Legal to OWN, NOT CC) |
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