[jimmontg]

I live in New Mexico and read the knife laws. Every knife regardless of length if carried concealed is considered a concealed weapon. Also assisted open is considered the same as an automatic. Completely legal if not concealed though. So a clip that shows the knife, tuck your shirt in and no deep pocket clips.

But then if they decide to arrest you they have to prove you were carrying it for nefarious and malicious reasons.
It is a Class three felony if they can prove you were up to no good though.
I have a Bear Ops assisted open I removed the spring to weaken, but it works fine without it, but it came tip down with the clip covering the pivot screw. Says its 14C28N and seems like it, but their S30V knives turned out to be 8Cr13 with .2% vanadium instead of 4.00%. So no telling with that company.