Here they do not totally ban knives. Other than those mentioned in US legislation below, yes, -some- places do state you can’t carry certain knives on your person, but they do not ban them. Then again some places might ban them. But federal law does not.
Here is a run down on the law-
1958 – The Switchblade Knife Act
Enacted in August 1958,
The Switchblade Knife Act bans the creation, sale, importation, and transport of the switchblade for any commercial purposes. The Act also bans the possession and use of switchblades on Indian territories, federal lands, and any lands under federal jurisdiction. The possession or sale of switchblade knives is disallowed on Federal territorial or maritime jurisdictions like Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and other US territories. The same banning of sales and ownership applies to military bases.
The act does not stop an individual from owning a switchblade or carrying the knife when not on federal property, and it does not regulate intrastate sale/purchase of the weapon. The Act includes a definition of the switchblade to make clear what knives are included in the law. The knives are those that open by pressure of the hand when pushing a part of the device or a button or any knife with an automatic opening function, whether it opens from gravity, inertia, or both.
In the late 1980s, the Switchblade Knife Act was amended to ban the possession, creation, importation, and/or sale of ballistic knives. Again, in 2009, the Act was amended once more. Essentially, the act applies to anyone traveling from one state to another within the nation or for those who are entering property governed by the
federal government.
Knife Laws in the United States - Knife Den
They already have banned a lot of knives. Amazing that, huh, because here they sit. What do you bet the perpetrator had an illegal knife.
all those morons with knives wouldn't be so sure of themselves if the law abiding people were allowed to carry firearms
Yep, adding guns to the mix sure would calm things down. Well, you know, since that didn't work in the US and all.
Funny how well a piece of shit criminal behaves when thinks he might get shot. Only an idiot thinks law abiding people are better off if they are defenseless
Maybe the UK should ban knives and all other sharp objects huh?
aren't there laws against carrying concealed knives in the USA-----
????? like switchblades?