Poor Old Dude

It is illegal to carry a dirk, dagger, or stiletto ( aka any fixed blade knife) with the intent to use it as a weapon against another, but they are legal to own. New York does not have concealed carry laws, therefore it is legal to open or conceal carry any knife that is legal to own and that the carrier does not intend to use unlawfully against another. The law provides that when a person is found in possession of a dirk, dagger, or stiletto, there is a presumption that the possessor intended to use it as a weapon against another. This presumption can be rebutted in Court; however, a person can still be arrested and charged with a crime, even if he or she did not intend to use the weapon unlawfully against another. The determination of whether a person intended to use a knife against another may be left up to a jury, and a person still arrested and charged with crime, even though he or she did not intend to use the weapon unlawfully. Assumed intent and guilty until proven inn...

Bottom line no matter how big, bad, and tough you think you are, don't fuck with people when you don't know what they are capable of. People are dangerous on a good day, under stress, in danger, frightened they are a hundred times worse. That meek little banker who you see every day may in fact be a borderline sociopath who would think nothing of slitting your throat and going on with his day as if nothing had happened. The lady on the corner may be a well trained markswoman, intent on defending her family at all costs. Finding yourself gutted by a third grade teacher, because you felt like being a dick is hardly a way to end your life.  RE Howard:  civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.