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2014 Op. Kan. Att'y Gen. 1 (2014)

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January 10, 2014
ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINION NO. 2014- 01
Gary E. Rebenstorf, City Attorney
City of Wichita
City Hall, 13th Floor
445 North Main St.
Wichita, KS 67202-1635
Re:       Cities  and  Municipalities-Miscellaneous  Provisions-Firearms  and
Ammunition; Regulation by City or County, Limitations
Cities and Municipalities-Miscellaneous Provisions- Knives and Knife
Making Components; Regulation by Municipality, Limitations; Definitions
Crimes and Punishments-Crimes Against the Public Safety-Criminal Use
of Weapons
Crimes and Punishments-Crimes Against the Public Safety-Criminal
Carrying of a Weapon
State Departments; Public Officers and Employees-Firearms-Personal
and Family Protection Act
Synopsis:  A person may carry a knife, concealed or unconcealed, regardless of the
length of the blade, without violating K.S.A. 2013 Supp. 21-6301 or 21-
6302. The term knife, as defined by K.S.A. 2013 Supp. 12-16,134,
includes swords and machetes. A city may prohibit the possession of
knives only if the city enacted an ordinance or rule prohibiting such
possession prior to July 1, 2013.
The Attorney General is responsible for administering the Personal and
Family Protection Act (PFPA), but the PFPA is silent on enforcement of
the provisions of K.S.A. 2013 Supp. 75-7c20. A state or municipal building
that is not exempt from the provisions of K.S.A. 2013 Supp. 75-7c20 and
does not provide adequate security measures may not prohibit a

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