Alabama Sword Laws
Alabama is one of the most permissive states in the country for sword owners. As of January 1, 2023, House Bill 272 stripped knife references out o...
Sword Laws
State by state guides to owning, carrying, and transporting swords.
Alaska Sword Laws
Alaska sword laws are among the most permissive in the country. Adults 21 and older can carry any sword openly or concealed without a permit. The s...
Arizona Sword Laws
Arizona is one of the most sword-friendly states in the country. Ownership is unrestricted, there is no blade length cap, and adults 21 and older c...
Arkansas Sword Laws
Arkansas sword laws are about intent, not blade type. Ownership of any sword is unrestricted, the old 3.5-inch blade-length cap was repealed in 201...
California Sword Laws
Owning a sword in California is legal with one major catch. Most fixed-blade swords fall inside the state's definition of a dirk or dagger under Pe...
Colorado Sword Laws
Owning a sword in Colorado is legal and unrestricted. Open carry of any sword is also legal at the state level with no blade-length cap. The pinch ...
Connecticut Sword Laws
Connecticut is one of the strictest states in the country for blade carry, but ownership of swords is unrestricted. C.G.S. § 53-206 makes it a Clas...
Delaware Sword Laws
Sword ownership in Delaware is unrestricted and open carry is generally lawful. The pinch point is concealed carry. Under 11 Del. C. § 1442, carryi...
Florida Sword Laws
Florida is one of the most permissive states for sword collectors in 2026. Ownership of swords is unrestricted, and open carry is broadly legal at ...
Georgia Sword Laws
Georgia is one of the friendlier states for ordinary blade carry, but it draws a hard line at the 12-inch mark for swords. Under O.C.G.A. § 16-11-1...
Hawaii Sword Laws
Hawaii's blade framework changed significantly with Act 21 of 2024, which legalized ownership of switchblades, butterfly knives, and gravity knives...
Idaho Sword Laws
Idaho is one of the most permissive states in the country for sword collectors. Ownership is unrestricted, open carry is unlimited, and concealed c...
Illinois Sword Laws
Illinois is more permissive on swords than its reputation suggests. Sword ownership is unrestricted, and there is no general statewide concealed-ca...
Indiana Sword Laws
Indiana is among the most permissive states for sword collectors. Ownership is unrestricted. There is no statewide blade-length limit. Both open ca...
Iowa Sword Laws
Iowa is broadly permissive on swords after 2021 permitless-carry reform. Sword ownership is unrestricted. Iowa Code § 702.7 defines "dangerous weap...
Kansas Sword Laws
Kansas is one of the most permissive states in the country for sword collectors. House Bill 2033, effective July 1, 2013, repealed nearly all state...
Kentucky Sword Laws
Kentucky is among the most permissive states in the country for sword collectors. Ownership is unrestricted, with no blade-length cap and no banned...
Louisiana Sword Laws
Louisiana modernized its blade framework through a series of reforms between 2018 and 2024 that pulled the state into the permissive tier. Sword ow...
Maine Sword Laws
Maine is moderately permissive on swords. Ownership is unrestricted across all knife categories after the 2015 repeal of 17-A M.R.S. § 1055, which ...
Maryland Sword Laws
Maryland is one of the stricter states for sword collectors. Md. Code Crim. Law § 4-101 defines "weapon" to include a dirk knife, bowie knife, swit...
Massachusetts Sword Laws
Massachusetts is one of the stricter states for blade carry. MGL c. 269 § 10(b) lists specific per se "dangerous weapons" that cannot be carried on...
Michigan Sword Laws
Michigan is moderately permissive on ownership but strict on carry. Sword ownership is unrestricted, with no blade-length cap. MCL 750.227 makes it...
Minnesota Sword Laws
Minnesota is moderately permissive on swords with one notable exception. Sword ownership is unrestricted with no blade-length cap. Both open and co...
Mississippi Sword Laws
Mississippi is broadly permissive on swords. Ownership is unrestricted with no blade-length cap. Open carry of any knife or sword is fully legal. T...