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are assisted knives legal in michigan
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Your question was so far off-topic where you posted it, it just got ignored. Always best to consider starting your own thread, so I moved this here.
The best place to get an Attorney General's opinion is from your local AG. That may nmean municipal as well as State.
Your question was so far off-topic where you posted it, it just got ignored. Always best to consider starting your own thread, so I moved this here.
The best place to get an Attorney General's opinion is from your local AG. That may nmean municipal as well as State.
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Michigan Compiled Law (MCL) - 750.226a. Pocket knife opened by mechanical device states the following:
Any person who shall sell or offer to sell, or any person who shall have in his possession any knife having the appearance of a pocket knife, the blade or blades of which can be opened by a flick of a button, pressure on the handle, or other mechanical contrivance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any one-armed person carrying a knife on his person in connection with his living requirements. (Emphasis added.)
Thus, it depends how the courts construe "mechanical contrivance." Is a steel spring or bar a mechanical contrivance? Possibly. However, according to the statute, butterfly knives are legal because they are opened with inertia and/or gravity, and no mechanical contrivance!
I have not seen any cases on this yet here in MI, but if I do, I'll post the results.
Any person who shall sell or offer to sell, or any person who shall have in his possession any knife having the appearance of a pocket knife, the blade or blades of which can be opened by a flick of a button, pressure on the handle, or other mechanical contrivance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any one-armed person carrying a knife on his person in connection with his living requirements. (Emphasis added.)
Thus, it depends how the courts construe "mechanical contrivance." Is a steel spring or bar a mechanical contrivance? Possibly. However, according to the statute, butterfly knives are legal because they are opened with inertia and/or gravity, and no mechanical contrivance!
I have not seen any cases on this yet here in MI, but if I do, I'll post the results.