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Lincoln Police Seize switchblades at gun show
gsd:
they are not illegeal in the state Chris, just in the City of Lincoln.
Although, I believe if you are Fire, Rescue, Military, or Law Enforcement you are allowed to carry one. Being an EMT, i've never been troubled by LPD in regards to my Boker auto.
Of course, they could have just been being nice...right? :)
metaldoc:
--- Quote from: Chris Z on February 01, 2012, 08:36:43 AM ---But statewide they are not illegal, right?
--- End quote ---
Nebraska statute does not mention switchblade knives, just blade lengths, so it would appear they are legal outside of Lincoln or any other municipality that forbids them.
Nebraska - Crimes and Punishments. 28-1201. Terms, defined...
(4) Knife shall mean any dagger, dirk, knife, or stiletto
with a blade over 3-1/2 inches in length or any other
dangerous instrument capable of inflicting cutting,
stabbing, or tearing wounds...
- 28-1202. (1) ...any person who carries a weapon or weapons
concealed on or about his person such as a... bowie knife,
dirk or knife with a dirk blade attachment... or any other
deadly weapon commits the offense of carrying a concealed
weapon.
Mikee Loxxer:
I was there when the undercover investigator told Ed Ebert that his switchblades were illegal. She pretended to be an interested attendee then produced her badge indicating that an arrest was going to take place. The vendor had his box of knives labeled "automatics." I got the impression that he thought he was outside of city limits making his siwtchblades legal. The investigator told him that LPD warned the promoter that switchblades would be prohibited at the show.
bk09:
Poorly written article in the Journalstar. Says they are illegal in Nebraska, not Lincoln.
JTH:
Yes, the article (or the police captain) is just flat out wrong.
What is interesting to me is that I pulled up the GIS map of the city limits for Lincoln---and the place where the gun show was held is significantly outside them. So....according to http://ags.lincoln.ne.gov/gisviewer/ since he wasn't in the city limits, those ordinances shouldn't matter. (And the cop was outside her jurisdiction.) The GIS mapping function is online from the Nebraska Department of Roads.
So---what am I missing? How can LPD tell the promoter anything, when the Lancaster Events Center is outside their jurisdiction?
Granted, if the LPD thinks that switchblades are illegal anywhere in the state, that explains a lot. (A LOT!) But if they actually knew the law...what am I missing? Have the Lincoln city limits expanded such that the NE Dept of Roads doesn't have it right on their maps?
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