Walk It Through: The Knife And The Courthouse
A spring knife in a pocket, a license holder at a public building, and a friend with an old felony.
A driver stopped for a taillight has a spring-opening knife in a jacket pocket.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One owner's knife and firearms. Schools and their grounds, relief from the firearm disability, the minors and commitments rules, and whether a stop was lawful are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Felon in possession of a firearmA person convicted of a felony under the law of Oregon, any other state or the United States owning, possessing or controlling any firearm. A Class C felony.
- Felon in possession of a restricted weaponA person convicted of a felony owning, possessing or controlling a knife whose blade projects or swings into position by force of a spring or by centrifugal force, a blackjack, slungshot, sandbag or metal knuckles, or carrying a dirk, dagger or stiletto. A Class A misdemeanor.
- Relief from the disabilityA grant that lifts the firearm bar a felony conviction places on a person. A person granted relief from the disability, or whose record was expunged, is outside the felon in possession rule.
- SwitchbladeA knife whose blade projects or swings into position by force of a spring or by centrifugal force. Carrying one concealed upon the person is a Class B misdemeanor.
- Concealed handgun licenseThe license a county sheriff issues to carry a concealed handgun, to an applicant at least 21 years of age and a resident of the county who meets the section's other conditions. A person licensed to carry a concealed handgun is one of the exceptions to the concealment rule.