yep. i believe that's exactly what the law says.SCone wrote:Since tha law states...
Switchblade knife means any knife that has a blade that folds, closes, or retracts into the handle or sheath, and that:
(A) opens automatically by pressure applied to a button or other device located on the handle; or
(B) opens or releases a blade from the handle or sheath by the force of gravity or by the application of centrifugal force.
Almost anything that helps open a knife could make the knife illegal.
which is why most assisted knifes have a stud on the blade, not the handle or sheath. That means until they change that wording assisted opening knives using studs on the blade are perfectly legal.
I dont think there should be any legislation against a switchblade anyway. How the knife opens is irrelevant. I'm just as fast with my kershaw as any switchblade i've ever seen.
I've also never used it to harm anyone unless they were in an envelope or wrapped up in bailing twine. However, I WILL use it to harm someone if necessary for my immediate defense, but then again i'll use anything within reach in that situation as well. Perhaps we should outlaw anything that could be in reach in an emergency situation? The world would be nothing but one large fun noodle. Of course then there'd be the special forces guy that comes along and kills 3 people with a fun noodle and then we're really in trouble.