U.S.
state
|
Possession |
|
Carry |
| Alabama |
Legal |
|
Allowed if not concealed.
|
| Alaska |
Illegal |
|
Illegal |
Arizona |
Legal |
|
Legal |
| Arkansas |
Legal |
|
Allowed if not concealed, and blade is under 5 inches |
| California |
Legal |
|
Allowed if blade is under 2 inches.
|
| Colorado |
Illegal |
|
Illegal |
| Connecticut |
Illegal |
|
Illegal |
| Delaware |
Illegal |
|
Illegal |
| Florida |
Legal |
|
Legal |
| Georgia |
Legal |
|
Legal |
| Hawaii |
Illegal |
|
Illegal |
| Idaho |
Legal |
|
Allowed |
| Illinois |
Legal |
|
Illegal |
| Indiana |
Illegal |
|
Illegal |
| Iowa |
Legal |
|
Legal if not concealed |
Kansas |
Illegal |
|
Illegal |
| Kentucky |
Legal |
|
Legal; concealed carry allowed with "concealed deadly
weapons permit"
|
| Louisiana |
Illegal |
|
Illegal |
| Maine |
Illegal |
|
Illegal |
| Maryland |
Legal |
|
Allowed if not concealed
|
| Massachusetts |
Illegal |
|
Illegal |
| Michigan |
Legal |
|
Illegal |
| Minnesota |
Illegal, but exception
made for collectors and/or possession as curios or antiques. |
Illegal |
Mississippi |
Legal |
|
I
llegal |
| Missouri |
Illegal, but exception
made for collectors and/or possession as curios or antiques. |
Illegal |
| Montana |
Illegal, but exception
made for collectors and/or possession as curios or antiques. |
Illegal |
| Nebraska |
Legal |
|
Allowed if not concealed |
Nevada |
Ownership allowed with
permit. |
Illegal |
New Hampshire |
Illegal |
|
Illegal |
New Jersey |
Illegal |
|
Illegal |
New Mexico |
Illegal |
|
Illegal |
New York |
Illegal |
|
Illegal |
| North Carolina |
Legal |
|
Allowed if not concealed |
| North Dakota |
Legal |
|
Allowed if not concealed |
Ohio
|
Legal (purchases only
allowed through online retailers) |
Illegal, only if the blade is
above 6 inches
|
| Oklahoma |
Legal |
|
Illegal |
| Oregon |
Legal |
|
Allowed if not concealed |
| Pennsylvania |
Illegal, but exception
made for collectors and/or possession as curios. |
Illegal |
| Rhode Island |
Legal |
|
Legal |
| South Carolina |
Legal |
|
Illegal |
| South Dakota |
Legal |
|
Legal |
| Tennessee |
Illegal, exception made
for collectors and/or possession as curios or antiques 39-17-1302 (c)
(1) |
Illegal |
| Texas |
Illegal, but exception
made for collectors and/or possession as curios or antiques |
Illegal |
| Utah |
Legal |
|
Allowed if not concealed |
| Vermont |
Illegal |
|
Illegal |
| Virginia |
Legal(purchases only
allowed through online retailers) |
Illegal |
Washington |
Illegal |
|
Illegal |
| West Virginia |
Legal |
|
Allowed if not concealed; concealed carry allowed with permit
or license
|
| Wisconsin |
Illegal |
|
Illegal |
| Wyoming |
Legal |
|
Illegal |
