Automatic Knives in Oregon

[Defense Minister]

My understanding of the ORSs is that automatic knives aren't illegal to own or carry unless one is a felon as long as they aren't considered concealed. So, what does that mean, exactly? How does one carry a legally-owned automatic knife under all circumstances and still comply with the law? The popularity of Oregon-made Benchmade knives, many of which are autos, got me thinking of this as I would like to carry one, but don't want to get myself in trouble. The strange thing to me is that I can manually open a knife just as quickly as I can the autos I've toyed with, so why the laws surrounding autos in the first place???

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[U201491]

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Knife+laws+in+Oregon

Everything you ever wanted to know about knife laws in Oregon are here. A long read, but it answers all your questions. I think there are a dozen or so other threads on this also.

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Knife+laws+in+Oregon

 

[PrDubi]

it's legal... just don't conceal it. Clip exposed and top of knife being shown is not concealed according to cops that even bother to look.