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So, switchblade knives join stun guns and most firearms as weapons that Massachusetts can't outright ban. But you might expect the state's rules-happy lawmakers to try their hands at some ...
“The fact is that switchblade knives are dangerous weapons and the Legislature made a commonsense decision to pass a law prohibiting people from carrying them. The Bruen decision upended gun and ...
The only exception are switchblades. It is illegal to carry or possess a switchblade if it meets one of the following criteria: the blade is longer than 8.5 cm; the width in the middle of the blade is less than 14% of its total length; the blade is double sided. [43] [44]
Here's why you can now carry a switchblade legally in the state of Massachusetts.
A folding switchblade. A switchblade (also known as switch knife, automatic knife, pushbutton knife, ejector knife, flick knife, gravity knife, flick blade, or spring knife) is a pocketknife with a sliding or pivoting blade contained in the handle which is extended automatically by a spring when a button, lever, or switch on the handle or bolster is activated.
Despite this, there are cases on record of persons in possession of assisted-opening knives who have been arrested for possessing a 'switchblade knife' prohibited under state laws. [4] In 2018, New York's highest court sustained a criminal conviction for possession of a switchblade against a defendant found in possession of an assisted-opening ...
In Poland, balisongs, switchblades and gravity knives are treated like normal knives. In Russia, balisongs are legal only if the length of the blade is not more than 90 mm (3.5 in). In Sweden, it's illegal to carry, import or trade a balisong, but legal to own and collect. In Switzerland, balisongs are illegal to carry, give, lend, buy, or trade.
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