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Colorado Local Knife-Law Preemption (2026)

Conditional: No statewide knife preemption; home-rule cities regulate knives — e.g., Denver bans switchblades, gravity knives and blades over 3.5 inches (Denver Mun.

ConditionalVerified Jul 7, 2026

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No statewide knife preemption; home-rule cities regulate knives — e.g., Denver bans switchblades, gravity knives and blades over 3.5 inches (Denver Mun. Code 38-117).

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Local Knife-Law Preemption in states bordering Colorado

The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.

ArizonaPermitted
Yes — ARS 13-3120 bars any city or county from regulating knives; local rules inconsistent with or more restrictive than state law are null and void.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: azleg.gov · Full Arizona rule →
KansasPermitted
Yes — K.S.A. 12-16,134 bars any municipality from enacting or enforcing ordinances regulating the possession, carrying, sale or use of knives.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: ksrevisor.gov · Full Kansas rule →
NebraskaPermitted
LB77 (2023) bars counties, cities and villages from regulating 'firearms or other weapons' (which includes knives); conflicting local ordinances are null and void (Neb. Rev. Stat. 13-330).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: nebraskalegislature.gov · Full Nebraska rule →
New MexicoConditional
New Mexico's preemption reaches only firearms, not knives, so cities regulate them — Albuquerque bars carrying concealed daggers, switchblades and dirk knives (ABQ Code 12-2-8).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: codelibrary.amlegal.com · Full New Mexico rule →
OklahomaPermitted
21 O.S. 1289.24 preempts the entire field touching knives, voiding any municipal knife ordinance (only a school knife-possession policy is excepted).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: oscn.net · Full Oklahoma rule →
UtahPermitted
Utah reserves knife regulation to the state; 10-8-47.5 bars municipalities (and 17-60-502 counties) from enacting knife ordinances = statewide knife preemption.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: le.utah.gov · Full Utah rule →
WyomingPermitted
WY preempts local regulation of 'firearms, weapons and ammunition,' reserving it to the state; the broad 'weapons' term covers knives — effectively statewide knife preemption (W.S. 6-8-401).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: wyoleg.gov · Full Wyoming rule →

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