BE ADVISED!!!
A few years ago, ( before 9/11) I was pulled over by a local officer of the Bufort T Justice mentallity, and I had a knife in the cab mainly for seat belt cutting, ( I'm "Belt-pinned paranoid" and I now have a "non-threatening" belt cutter on board ) when the officer asked me about a weapon, I didn't even think about the knife, and when he found it on his own, the situation quickly got "Dicey". Luckily, another officer showed up who was more typical of our local boys, (read that level headed) and after checking I.D. quickly diffused the situation ( I know several local officers and am related to a few). IF YOU HAVE ANY INTENT TO CARRY A KNIFE... remember to tell police about it IMMEDIATELY, and it wouldn't be a bad idea ( knife or not ) to develop aquaintances with local law enforcement personnel.
Just my opinion... for what it's worth.
Troy