Half the states permit ownership/carrying of automatic knives.

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25 states permit the ownership and/or carrying automatic knives. A full 1/2 of the states throughout nation are "auto friendly."

Isn't it time to end the hypocrysy and overturn the National Switchblade Act? Restore our right to keep and bear arms!

Captain O
 
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Captain O said:
25 states permit the ownership and/or carrying automatic knives. A full 1/2 of the states throughout nation are "auto friendly."

Isn't it time to end the hypocrysy and overturn the Nation Switchblade Act? Restore our right to keep and bear arms!

Captain O
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Can you give us a list of the states please. 👮
 
Doug Ritter at Knife Rights assured me that the federal switchblade act would be repealed during my lifetime, and I'm not a spring chicken!
 
What's the difference between an assisted opening and an auto (rhetorically speaking)??? Nothing, I have some assisted that I might be able to open faster than an auto...time to get over the "switchblade" paranoia :cool:
 
We got laxer here in My state so I know other states are bound to be coming along sometime.
 
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Every time this comes up, I'm reminded of how the Emerson Wave is a faster opening mechanism than anything with a spring - and I don't know of a single city or state that has banned the emerson wave...
 
Comeuppance said:
Every time this comes up, I'm reminded of how the Emerson Wave is a faster opening mechanism than anything with a spring - and I don't know of a single city or state that has banned the emerson wave...
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Exactly many knives can open as fast as some of not most autos but they aren't controlled makes me sad to see some states that just don't have any freedoms. Heck even California allows the carry of small autos
 
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Exactly many knives can open as fast as some of not most autos but they aren't controlled makes me sad to see some states that just don't have any freedoms. Heck even California allows the carry of small autos
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I also think it's funny the way autos are defined - really, assisted "flippers" could be argued to be autos, as most can be push-buttoned... It's a very silly law with no realistic benefit to society. It's only taken so long to make headway on it because most people are terrified of knives already, and have that perception that everything that is illegal should stay illegal because it's illegal "for a reason."

Tell that to my cousin, who couldn't get married until just recently because of her home state's laws.
Tell that to my aunt, who moved to CO to get medical marijuana - and no longer suffers from cluster (AKA suicide) headaches.
Tell that to me, a guy who wants a damn switchblade and isn't going to stab anyone, damnit! I just like the concept and feel of autos! Harumph.
 
Comeuppance said:
Every time this comes up, I'm reminded of how the Emerson Wave is a faster opening mechanism than anything with a spring - and I don't know of a single city or state that has banned the emerson wave...
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Incompetent, irrelevant and immaterial.

Captain O
 
My experience excluding some fairly more liberal states like NY, most states don't enforce knife laws, unless your all ready in a law enforcement situation and it's just another charge of reason to throw one at you. Now am sure 75 people are going to comment that's an irresponsible statement and dozens of what ifs, but that's just my observation, have carried autos in all jurisdictions without concern.

However I do agree with the one poster, having several makes of autos, none of them deploy as fast and with the proper grip as my Emersons, it takes some practice, and does not work with all types of clothing, but once you have the method down, it's an incredibly positive deployment.
 
I love my Blackie Collins 7001 by Colonial. It's lightning fast, very high quality and extremely well made... but no matter how you slice it, the knife just isn't an automatic.

Such is life.

Captain O
 
Captain O said:
25 states permit the ownership and/or carrying automatic knives. A full 1/2 of the states throughout nation are "auto friendly."

Isn't it time to end the hypocrysy and overturn the National Switchblade Act? Restore our right to keep and bear arms!

Captain O
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I want to play "Devil's Advocate" for a moment. Please read that as "I am for allowing switchblades in all States" - but just for a moment:

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Immaterial of the National Switchblade Act...what about State's Rights? If the National Act were overturned...or never existed in the first place...what if?

If the State chooses to ban or outlaw the possession or carry of switchblades, how is that any different?

The 'ban' would still be in play, just at the State's level and not Federal.


Now for the big one.......


"Restore our right to keep and bear arms!"

The Constitution, specifically the 2nd Amendment, makes no distinction about edged weapons being "arms." in fact, the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution makes no distinction to firearms being "arms" either - it is the wrong set of documents to get the interpretation from. You have to go into the Federalist Papers and the personal writings of the Founding Fathers to get that information....

Yeah, I think I'm in a mood tonight :D
 
"Legal" is not so simple. Please see this site for a list of how the law in each state restricts or does not restrict autos:
http://weaponlaws.wikidot.com/us-switchblade-laws

And yes I wrote the site myself and the info is current as of this writing using the actual statutes (rather than third part speculative websites). If there is a mistake that you are certain of, please let me know and post a link to the state legislatures bill that changed the law.
 
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