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New York Concealed Knife Carry (2026)

Conditional: No statewide blade-length limit; carrying a common knife is lawful unless it is a per-se weapon or carried with unlawful intent.

ConditionalVerified Jul 7, 2026

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No statewide blade-length limit; carrying a common knife is lawful unless it is a per-se weapon or carried with unlawful intent. New York City sets a stricter 4-inch local limit (NY Penal Law 265.01).

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Concealed Knife Carry in states bordering New York

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

ConnecticutConditional
Carrying any knife with an edged blade 4 inches or longer, or any dirk knife, stiletto or switchblade, is a class E felony; smaller common knives may be carried (Conn. Gen. Stat. 53-206).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: cga.ct.gov · Full Connecticut rule →
MassachusettsConditional
Adults may carry common folding knives (no general blade-length limit), but G.L. c.269 10(b) bans dirks, daggers, stilettos, ballistic and double-edged knives regardless of concealment.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: malegislature.gov · Full Massachusetts rule →
New JerseyConditional
New Jersey sets no blade-length limit; carrying any knife is a fourth-degree crime only if done under circumstances 'not manifestly appropriate' for its lawful uses (N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(d)).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: pub.njleg.gov · Full New Jersey rule →
PennsylvaniaPermitted
PA has no statewide blade-length limit or concealed-knife ban; only 'offensive weapons' under 18 Pa.C.S. 908 (which no longer includes ordinary or automatic knives) are prohibited.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: legis.state.pa.us · Full Pennsylvania rule →
VermontPermitted
No blade-length limit or concealed-knife ban; an adult may carry any common knife concealed, and carrying a weapon is criminal only if done with intent to injure another (13 V.S.A. 4003).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: legislature.vermont.gov · Full Vermont rule →

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