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Thus in Arkansas, a state in which knife fights using large, lengthy blades such as the Bowie and Arkansas toothpick were once commonplace, [102] [121] a state statute made it illegal for someone to "carry a knife as a weapon", [122] specifying that any knife with a blade 3.5 inches (8.9 cm) or longer constituted prima facie evidence that the ...
Subsection (3) waives the "good reason" or "lawful authority" requirement when the item is a folding (non-locking) pocket knife if the cutting edge does not exceed 3 inches, as this knife is not illegal to carry in public. [21] The cutting edge is different from the blade length.
In Tennessee, the use of Bowie knives to settle disputes on the spot so alarmed the wealthy classes composing the state legislature that in 1838 they not only made the concealed carrying of a Bowie knife a criminal felony, but also prohibited the use of a Bowie knife in any altercation, regardless of self-defense or other mitigating excuse:
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Whilst "ballistic knives" are not specifically mentioned in any legislation, the marketing, sale, transfer, or possession in a public place of a ballistic knife could be construed to be illegal under the Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act 1959, the Knives Act 1997, the Criminal Justice Act 1988, and the Prevention of Crime Act 1953. The ...
In a significant step forward for fire safety in New York City, Amazon is now at least partially in compliance with new city laws banning the sale of uncertified e-bike batteries.
In New Mexico, possession of a butterfly knife is illegal, because the butterfly knife is a switchblade within the meaning of the statute making possession of switchblades unlawful. [30] [31] In New York, the balisong has been determined not to be a gravity knife, and therefore not prohibited under the Penal Law [see: People v.