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In addition, federal laws may prohibit the possession or carry of any knife on certain federal properties such as courthouses or military installations. U.S. federal laws on switchblades do not apply to the possession or sale of switchblade knives within a state's boundaries; the latter is regulated by the laws of that particular state if any.
In New Jersey, balisongs are illegal (NJSA 2C:39-1), but the question of legality or illegality is open. 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]
Given that switchblades are just variations on folding knives and that "only seven States and the District of Columbia categorically ban switchblades or other automatic knives, and only two States ...
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.
Residents of Massachusetts are now free to arm themselves with switchblades after a 67-year-old restriction was struck down following the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 landmark decision on gun ...
Here's why you can now carry a switchblade legally in the state of Massachusetts. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in ...
Pennsylvania: Machines 25 years or older legal Rhode Island: All machines legal South Carolina: All machines prohibited South Dakota: Machines before 1941 legal Tennessee: Machines 20 years or older legal, starting 7/1/2021(SB1258) Texas: All machines legal Utah: All machines legal Vermont: Machines before 1954 legal Virginia: All machines legal
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.