Alright ....well the Recuse Tool thread is locked and I don't really care about traffic stops.....But......let's talk about the rational here behind these laws on the books that we are required to abide by here in NJ. It's obvious that you can carry a knife be it a pocket knife or larger if you have a reasonable reason to.....work related or in conjunction with a hunting or fishing license in one's possession..... I carried a pocket knife all through my childhood and they sold them at the corner store for like a few bucks.....they still sell them here today but they're now much more expensive..... anyway, it's up to the LEO's good judgement, discretion or whether they're in a mood or not that could result in a felony charge and costly legal expenses.......also, why for the record are rubberband guns and slingshots illeagle also. Seems if you can own it at some point it's illeagle in New Jersey....

Most of the people who made those laws are dead.

 

You also live in Jersey so you get the worst of some of that weird old garbage.

 

There is no rhyme or reason.  It was mostly a racist Progressive/Democrat push during the 20th Century.  It was intended to disarm Blacks or have reason to put them in jail simply for being armed. Of course, there were totalitarian undertones from the Communists back then but it was mostly racism.  These laws were not enforced against white people going about their daily lives and people that needed "may issue" permission got it with relative ease if they were pillars of the community or connected to criminal organizations with political clout.

I'M KINDA curious about this too. i carried a pocket knife all through high school, and still do. i'm sure it's considered illegal somewhere/somehow, but it shouldn't be. today, if i had a kid, and he was seen in school with a pocket knife, i'm also sure i'd be getting a rather ungood phone call.

 

there's too many laws that don't seem to make sense, but i(like most of you i'm sure) don't have a clue as to what to do about them.

And the worst part......they result in Felony charges whereas you loose your firearms in NJ.....IMO, this is maddening for responsible people to adhere to.

yep. that's my point.