Colorado Balisongs Law?

[DeadMau5]

Anyone know how balisongs or butterfly knives are seen as legally in Colorado? I know a lot of states they fall under the switch blade act. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

 

[jjurasic]

I work at a cutlery store in Colorado and in my research and talking to people I found it is illegal to carry a balisong in Colorado. It's not illegal for us to sell them though.

 

[cerulean]

There's no specific law against balisongs or butterfly knives in the CO Revised Statutes, but prosecutors can claim that they're gravity knives, which would make them illegal weapons (in the same category as switchblades). Possession of an illegal weapon would be a class 1 misdemeanor.

You might try talking to your local District Attorney and see what they have to say about the issue. I wrote to the Denver D.A.'s office several years ago and they said that they do consider balisongs to be gravity knives. (See here.)

It's something that you can argue in court (and you might be successful if you have a good lawyer), but you'd have to consider if it's worth it .

 

[jjurasic]

There's no specific law against balisongs or butterfly knives in the CO Revised Statutes, but prosecutors can claim that they're gravity knives, which would make them illegal weapons (in the same category as switchblades). Possession of an illegal weapon would be a class 1 misdemeanor.

You might try talking to your local District Attorney and see what they have to say about the issue. I wrote to the Denver D.A.'s office several years ago and they said that they do consider balisongs to be gravity knives. (See here.)

It's something that you can argue in court (and you might be successful if you have a good lawyer), but you'd have to consider if it's worth it .

Thanks that's a bit more clear than my post.