This means that pretty soon, I won't be able to carry mine onto airplanes anymore.
That has "confiscate me" written all over it.
Many states, such as my own, have vaguely written carry statutes that prohibit carrying undefined martial arts weapons, which this arguable is, as well as other non-defined weapons. In my state, there is a line that says "any other dangerous or deadly weapon"- which would leave it virtually entirely up to the discretion of some folks who aren't thinking about what's in your best interest. However, we have case law protecting the carry of knives no specifically prohibited from carry by state statute- in fact, the wordig from one such case was recently incorporated into the statuatory verbiage. It would take somebody with lacking mental capacity to not see the weapon value in that implement. It would probably be one of those "You may be able to beat the rap but you can't beat the ride" (I changed it up a little) situations."and they are generally less legal to carry than a folding knife."
In my state, there is a line that says "any other dangerous or deadly weapon"