Thor and all,<br><br>I can remember carrying a pocket knife to school. Without fear of discovery when younger, more discretely in high school. I carried it as a tool, not a weapon; many of my classmates felt the opposite. It's a crazy world.<br><br>The legality of the question per se bothers me not at all; I frequently break laws I feel to be stupid (rational anarchism for all you Heinlein fans). The real question for me would be one of benefits vs. consequences. Do the possible benefits (your daughter has a lifesaving tool if/when she needs it) outweigh the possible consequences (I assume your daughter would be kicked out of camp, maybe worse). For me there would be no question; my son would take the knife with strong warnings to be discrete. If caught, we would play dumb, "Oh gee Mr. Petty-Bureaucrat, I wasn't aware of that rule. I gave him the knife. I just thought that a pocket knife might come in handy on a camping trip. They sure do when we're out with the Boy Scouts, and when I'm in the field with the Guard. We're so sorry we broke your asinine Nazi regulation. Gosh!" Or some such thing......It's generally easier to ask forgiveness than permission, or at least that's my Dad taught me about dealing with wives. <br><br>Take care,<br><br>Andy