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Under the Switchblade Knife Act of 1958 (amended 1986, codified at 15 U.S.C. §§1241–1245), switchblades and ballistic knives are banned from interstate shipment, sale, or importation, or possession within the following: any territory or possession of the United States, i.e., land belonging to the U.S. federal government; Indian lands (as ...
AKTI, which favors abolishing knife restrictions across the country, maintains a guide to which states do and don't restrict automatic knives, as well as a broader directory of state knife laws ...
Switchblade knives continued to be sold and collected in those states in which possession remained legal. In the 1980s, automatic knife imports to the U.S. resumed with the concept of kit knives, allowing the user to assemble a working switchblade from a parts kit with the addition of a mainspring or other key part (often sold separately).
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 ...
Similar to conventional automatic knives, federal law makes ballistic knives with a spring-operated blade [9] illegal to possess, manufacture, sell, or import "in or affecting interstate commerce." [ 10 ] This means they are illegal to import from outside the United States, as well as buy or sell over state lines, including possessing or making ...
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New York law bans the manufacture, transport, disposal or possession of an assault weapon in the state. It defines an "assault weapon" as: A semi-automatic rifle or pistol able to accept a detachable magazine and that has at least one from a list of characteristics; A semi-automatic shotgun that has at least one from a list of characteristics; or
(Reuters) -The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Saturday for a knife attack in the western German city of Solingen that killed three people on Friday.