This law allows a law-abiding citizen of West Virginia, who is 21 years of age or older, to lawfully carry a knife (considered ‘deadly weapon’), open or concealed, without needing to first obtain a government-issued permit.

KOPA, a bill that will ensure federal protection for lawful knife owners from the current patchwork of state and local knife laws, has been an AKTI priority since its initial introduction in 2013.

Louisiana bill would allow individuals with a permit to carry concealed handguns to also carry automatic knives.

West Virginia law removed certain knives as unlawful to carry as deadly weapons unless person is under twenty one (21) years of age.