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In Kansas, there were once legal restrictions on butterfly knives; [25] however, as of July 2013, the Kansas Comprehensive Knife Rights Act decriminalized the carrying of all types of bladed weapons. [26] In Illinois, it is legal to own and carry a butterfly knife. [27] In Chicago, it is illegal to carry a concealed knife with a blade longer ...
Legal knives: In Denmark, folding knives (pocket knives) and fixed-blade knives are legal to own, if the blade is no longer than 12 cm (4.7 in). Blades over this length may only be legally owned, if the possessor has a legitimate reason for owning the knife (knives for cooking at home, knife used as a tool, an especially designed knife for ...
Aug. 8—Hawaii's 30-year ban on butterfly knives was overturned Monday by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals when the three-judge panel ruled that the right to carry the blade was protected by ...
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A federal court ruled Hawaii's 30-year ban on butterfly knives is unconstitutional under the U.S. Supreme Court's new "history and tradition" standard.
Knives of any size or configuration may be prohibited by federal or state laws in certain designated areas or places, such as schools, courthouses, jails, power plants, or airports. [ 32 ] In the United Kingdom it is illegal to carry a folding knife having a blade with a cutting edge of more than 3 inches [ 33 ] (just over 7.6 cm) in length in ...
The Bruen decision upended gun and weapons laws nationwide. In Hawaii, a federal court ruling applied Bruen to the state’s ban on butterfly knives and found it unconstitutional. That case is ...
The High Court in this case ruled that whether an item is an offensive weapon or not is not a question for the law to decide, but the jury in this instance. This ruling then went on to state that a possession of a kubotan is not illegal per se in a public place when carried as a keyring (note: hollow kubotans are still illegal)