Absolutely. In Wisconsin you'd be in trouble for it. My comment about no real reason to wear one is from a legal standpoint. Heck, if I could, I'd wear one just to wear it, but the law here says no. You can't carry a knife with a blade longer than 3 inches. Even at that if is isn't a folding knife they'll give you a bunch of hassle about it. The only exception is while in the woods hunting, in season of course.