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Clay
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Yeah, I have to second David2584's post.
From what I've heard, Canada says "Just say NO" to the Balisong. Sorry, looks like you'll have to be an Outlaw like (most of) the rest of us.
Welcome to the Brotherhood.
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Clay
www.balisongxtreme.com
Because......
getting 'em open
is half the fun!
From what I've heard, Canada says "Just say NO" to the Balisong. Sorry, looks like you'll have to be an Outlaw like (most of) the rest of us.
Welcome to the Brotherhood.
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Clay
www.balisongxtreme.com
Because......
getting 'em open
is half the fun!
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wasn't there one guy who once posted that canadian customs ACTUALLY do their job and caught his balisong en route?
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Thats right Snipe.
But it did get through when the same guy ordered it in parts through KnifeZilla.
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Clay
www.balisongxtreme.com
Because......
getting 'em open
is half the fun!
But it did get through when the same guy ordered it in parts through KnifeZilla.
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Clay
www.balisongxtreme.com
Because......
getting 'em open
is half the fun!
Hehe ... Clay, you say it like being an outlaw is a *bad* thing!
Dammit I want my damn knives I'm gonna freak out if they don't get through soon! Arg!
(so, patience is not my strong suit)
Yup, they're illegal in Canada. But, then, that never stopped me before.
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Dammit I want my damn knives I'm gonna freak out if they don't get through soon! Arg!
(so, patience is not my strong suit)
Yup, they're illegal in Canada. But, then, that never stopped me before.
-=silver=-
Ah, the lovely balisong. Enjoy its fine lines and intelligent design - just not in Canada.
As I understand it, the balisong is "illegal" throughout Canada as a result of a Supreme Court of Canada decision[R vs. Vaughan] which decided that, in short, even though it might require more than one operation and would take considerable practice and skill, a balisong or "butterfly knife can be opened "automatically by gravity or centrifical force" and therefore is a "prohibited weapon" under s.84 of the the Criminal Code. Under s.91(2), it is a crime to possess a prohibited weapon without a valid licence. I explain s.91(2) a little more in a previous post. Somewhere and about a year ago a posted an explanation of the jursidiction and procedures of Customs concerning the importation of knives and "weapons". The balisong isn't likely to make it through.
I'll spare you the details, unless you really want them. The anti-butterfly knife decision [R. vs. Vaughan]makes no sense, for several reasons, but its effect has been to mark the balisong as as much of an outlaw as a switchblade, in the eyes of many. And that makes even less sense for the balisong than it does for the automatic opening knife, but who are we to argue with the Powers?
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As I understand it, the balisong is "illegal" throughout Canada as a result of a Supreme Court of Canada decision[R vs. Vaughan] which decided that, in short, even though it might require more than one operation and would take considerable practice and skill, a balisong or "butterfly knife can be opened "automatically by gravity or centrifical force" and therefore is a "prohibited weapon" under s.84 of the the Criminal Code. Under s.91(2), it is a crime to possess a prohibited weapon without a valid licence. I explain s.91(2) a little more in a previous post. Somewhere and about a year ago a posted an explanation of the jursidiction and procedures of Customs concerning the importation of knives and "weapons". The balisong isn't likely to make it through.
I'll spare you the details, unless you really want them. The anti-butterfly knife decision [R. vs. Vaughan]makes no sense, for several reasons, but its effect has been to mark the balisong as as much of an outlaw as a switchblade, in the eyes of many. And that makes even less sense for the balisong than it does for the automatic opening knife, but who are we to argue with the Powers?
[This message has been edited by HJK (edited 04-19-2000).]