Spring assisted knives

[brutal]

At one time I thought it was legal to own a switchblade or butterfly knife but not to carry one. Which makes no sense of course. There are several places that sell both butterfly and autofolder knifes in Colorado, wouldn't they be committing a crime by doing so, if they are illegal?

Not illegal to own. Illegal to carry.

[CareyH]

Not illegal to own. Illegal to carry.

But you have to get it from the place you buy it, back to your home. I guess you just hope you dont get stopped on your way.

[Clint45]

Not illegal to own. Illegal to carry.

I may be wrong on this, but I thought it was legal to carry as long as it was: single-edged, under 3.5" in length, and not concealed.

Of course, "concealed" seems ill-defined, and a knife clipped to your pocket and visible or carried in a leather pouch sheath may be considered "concealed" by a LEO. Here in Denver, I see a lot of people carrying 4" pocketknives clipped to their belt, and if the switchblade or butterfly knife had a clip you could conceivably carry it like that, or you could just leave it in your car.

[brutal]

I may be wrong on this, but I thought it was legal to carry as long as it was: single-edged, under 3.5" in length, and not concealed.

Of course, "concealed" seems ill-defined, and a knife clipped to your pocket and visible or carried in a leather pouch sheath may be considered "concealed" by a LEO. Here in Denver, I see a lot of people carrying 4" pocketknives clipped to their belt, and if the switchblade or butterfly knife had a clip you could conceivably carry it like that, or you could just leave it in your car.

Auto's are legal to carry if you're LEO, MIL, or EMTP.

[Clint45]

Auto's are legal to carry if you're LEO, MIL, or EMTP.

Is that state law? I know different PDs and military bases have their own rules restricting what employees can carry.