I for one would like to see those laws change. Kinda silly when you can walk across the state line to Texas and own and carry one. What's the point?
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My POST cert and masters in criminal law may have a little to do with my experience. Like I said before, it's a matter of criminal intent. Louisiana has a very quirky criminal justice system, the way several statutes are written, and the way they are enforced are rarely the same thing, this is a prime example.
Svt said it best, its cop to cop. Good night.
If the spring is broke then is it legal now?
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Just another law that makes criminals out of ordinary folks.
Also, if it were so illegal, why would a well established business risk it selling to civilians?
Your experience appears to be very limited, even with your POST certification and your masters in criminal law. Criminal intent is not a requirement to be guilty of violating that law. Ownership is all that is required. An officer can elect to not enforce that law if they believe the public interest is not better served by enforcing it. That's called officer discretion. Officer discretion is an option, not a requirement. But officer discretion only works one way. An office can only choose to not enforce what is a real law. They cannot choose to enforce a law that does not exist. So by agreeing it is cop to cop, there's no reasonable option but to acknowledge the law can be enforced.
My POST cert and masters in criminal law may have a little to do with my experience. Like I said before, it's a matter of criminal intent. Louisiana has a very quirky criminal justice system, the way several statutes are written, and the way they are enforced are rarely the same thing, this is a prime example.
Svt said it best, its cop to cop. Good night.
So just being POST makes it's legal?
Find me a DA that will pick up the charge without clear and concise criminal intent. You won't. For someone who is supposedly on the enforcement side of the coin, you should know this.
You're not able to talk circles around me, especially with your condescending conjecture.
I know what I know, and you're trying too hard for someone with any common sense, but I guess you like playing the devil's advocate, which i respect.
I should have approached my responses in a different manner.
I think we are nitpicking each other now. Louisiana has a lot of dumb, unenforced laws. The automatic knife law is one of those.
Is it illegal to own / possess an automatic knife? Yes.
Will a cop arrest you / cite you for it? Probably not.
Is it possible to be arrested for it and have a DA that will pick up the charge? Yes - though only likely if the charge is accompanying other charges.
Moral of story: Don't be stupid with an automatic knife. Plus, they really aren't that useful.
I'm sorry...I'll try to learn to play well with others.
which part? POST certified means you can 100% legally own and carry an auto opening knife in the state of LA. It's clearly defined in the statute. It is enumerated further to be described as a "rescue knife."
This thread has been derailed, and honestly, I'm probably mostly to blame for that.
I think we are nitpicking each other now. Louisiana has a lot of dumb, unenforced laws. The automatic knife law is one of those.
Is it illegal to own / possess an automatic knife? Yes.
Will a cop arrest you / cite you for it? Probably not.
Is it possible to be arrested for it and have a DA that will pick up the charge? Yes - though only likely if the charge is accompanying other charges.
Moral of story: Don't be stupid with an automatic knife. Plus, they really aren't that useful.
You are a LEO?
which part? POST certified means you can 100% legally own and carry an auto opening knife in the state of LA. It's clearly defined in the statute. It is enumerated further to be described as a "rescue knife."
This thread has been derailed, and honestly, I'm probably mostly to blame for that.
Automatic Knives are not rescue knives. POST ceritifcations have zero to do with knives.
Funny, when you Google search Louisiana knife laws and rescue knives, this thread comes up.
https://www.bayoushooter.com/forums/showthread.php?147005-Stupid-Louisiana-Knife-Law