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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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Concern remains among law enforcement about how easy it is to buy knives online, with illegal dealers selling blades via social media, including to under-18s.
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 ...
In Hungary, balisongs, switchblades and gravity knives are treated like normal knives. They are legal to possess one regardless of its length, but it is illegal to carry one that is longer than 8 cm (3.1 in) in public. In Ireland, butterfly knives are illegal offensive weapons. [15] [16]