
Washington State Football Coach Mike Leach famously announced he uses a Viking battleaxe for home defense, instead of his firearms. Texas prohibits “any hand instrument designed to cut or stab another by being thrown.” In California, you should be on your way to a re-enactment or camping while holding your tomahawk, otherwise the law can give you a headache over it.īut not the same headache you can give them. Battle tomahawks are legal to own in most states that allow a fixed blade, except Colorado. Unless you’re carrying a tomahawk made of wood and stone (in which case you should also be wearing a Native American headdress and traveling with a construction worker, policeman, and cowboy), then a tomahawk is actually a pretty popular weapon. Tomahawks – Not California, Colorado, or Texas Now nothing can stop you from getting to work in those deep February snows.Ĥ. Homemade flamethrowers were previously regulated based on the fuel they used. Why? Because it runs on good ol’ 87 octane gasoline. The perfect tool for melting snow and killing insects is now commercially available and legal for open carry in 48 states. Flamethrowers – Everywhere except Maryland and California military allows for Sikhs to wear the bladed weapons in uniform.Īlso, turbans (photo via The Sikh Coalition)ģ. Because the bladed weapon is anywhere from three to nine inches long, it can be illegal in most states, but many state courts and legislatures found this violates the Sikh’s religious rights. Military and all Statesīecause Sikh religious practices sometimes require the use of a kirpan, a small sword used in religious practices.
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Just one of the many things wrong with the movie Blind Fury.Ģ. Concealed blades, like cane swords, are always illegal. Bladed weapons in most states where they are legal to carry, are usually illegal if they’re longer than five inches.

Any kind of concealment for bladed weapons is a misdemeanor. But not only is it legal to openly carry a sheathed sword, it’s the law. In California, any fixed blade must be sheathed.

Seriously, this site is We Are The Mighty, not We Are The Lawyers - so check those laws. Some non-firearms are legal for open carry, some aren’t so much.ĭepending on where you are in the United States, you’ll want to check the local ordinances before you strap on your other weapons. While these “open carry” laws allow users to wear various firearms, it doesn’t allow for all weapons. In 48 states and territories, it is also legal for Americans to carry their weapons in the open, in public, in plain sight.

As we all know by now, the Second Amendment protects the right for citizens of the U.S.
