Well I'm still waiting for responses.
I sent an email to the Hennepin and Minneapolis attorney offices, and so far all i have received back was the Minneapolis attorneys office telling me they forwarded my original question to the Minneapolis Police Department and they would help me shortly. Still waiting on the Hennepin one though which is more relevant.
I took the time to just call the Brooklyn Park Police station today and talked to a very helpful Officer. He told me that Brooklyn parks ordinances were very similar to Minnesota law, and asked if i looked at that. I said i have, but told him that the city law includes additional language like "switch blade knife, spring blade knife, push button knife"s and that i didn't know how they were defined. He also was not sure so he put me on hold to do a quick look up.
Upon coming back he told me that "switchblade" is not defined directly and that he was unsure of the Federal laws language but, but in his opinion, switchblades did not include assisted openers. He then told me that the same went for a spring blade, thinking it as a semi synonymous with switch blade.
However, he then continued on and confessed he had no idea what the law makers intended when they say "Push button knife" and told me that that could include box cutters if interpreted literally. "What do you consider a button? Is a thumb stud a button? Im not sure what the lawmakers had in mind" The officer told me that he personally would not call an assisted open a "push button knife" (or any other banned knife) but that its open for interpretation. He suggested that i ask at a city counsel meeting "just to be sure".
While not the concrete answer i was looking for, I appreciated his genuineness and taking time to help
The quest continues.
I sent an email to the Hennepin and Minneapolis attorney offices, and so far all i have received back was the Minneapolis attorneys office telling me they forwarded my original question to the Minneapolis Police Department and they would help me shortly. Still waiting on the Hennepin one though which is more relevant.
I took the time to just call the Brooklyn Park Police station today and talked to a very helpful Officer. He told me that Brooklyn parks ordinances were very similar to Minnesota law, and asked if i looked at that. I said i have, but told him that the city law includes additional language like "switch blade knife, spring blade knife, push button knife"s and that i didn't know how they were defined. He also was not sure so he put me on hold to do a quick look up.
Upon coming back he told me that "switchblade" is not defined directly and that he was unsure of the Federal laws language but, but in his opinion, switchblades did not include assisted openers. He then told me that the same went for a spring blade, thinking it as a semi synonymous with switch blade.
However, he then continued on and confessed he had no idea what the law makers intended when they say "Push button knife" and told me that that could include box cutters if interpreted literally. "What do you consider a button? Is a thumb stud a button? Im not sure what the lawmakers had in mind" The officer told me that he personally would not call an assisted open a "push button knife" (or any other banned knife) but that its open for interpretation. He suggested that i ask at a city counsel meeting "just to be sure".
While not the concrete answer i was looking for, I appreciated his genuineness and taking time to help
The quest continues.
