Bloody right! I CCW a 1911 and can’t carry a blade longer than 4 inches, that’s completely insane.
Should I want to pocket one of my 5 inch balisongs, then there’s the whole worry about being hassled by some cop having a bad day or who’s short on his quota.
Insane.
Of course when that's explained to a jury holding notebooks and pencils the prosecutors begin to pout.
I have a lovely Bubunga wood folding horsehead Bowie that goes with me everywhere.
Same here in MT. Our open carry laws allow for just about anything providing it is openly displayed, but I recently learned that if I am wearing a coat and less than 3" of the weapon is showing, I can get busted for carrying concealed. Knife or gun. And the largest knife I can carry concealed is 4". Shoot, My folding knife (normal ranch work, always in back right pocket) is over four inches, and my pig sticker, which I will often wear under my coat, is 7"+.
I can get busted
in MONTANA
for carrying a knife.
Imagine that.
So a class 1 CCW must be had, just to carry my knife. Now, most cops pay no attention to these regs up here, to be honest, but in the future, there may come a time when I have the right to remain silent, but not the ability; and in the course of such an event, piss a cop off enough to cause him to do me damage - and without that CCW, I would just be boned.