There seems to be a great deal of confusion as to just what a switchblade is, as it is outlawed by the Federal Government.
A switchblade knife is a Stiletto Style knife, commonly made in Italy, that has a bayonet style blade in it. They also have a spring and a button that allows the blade to be easily and rapidly open.
A automatic knife is any knife, regardless of the style of the handle or the blade, that has a spring in it, and a button or lever to release the blade. It was decided that all automatic knives would be covered by the Switchblade law.
The natural result was that knife makers designed a knife that had a spring in it, but the spring did not totally open the blade for use. It just got the knife blade out far enough that you could flip the knife with your wrist to finish opening it. This again the court system decided was illegal and covered by the origional purpose and intent of the law.
So, they eliminated the spring and began to import a knife design that was used by the paratroopers during ww2. You would push a button and gravity would cause the blade to fall out of the knife and lock into place. While these are mostly utility knives, becasue a bayonet blade is not heavy enough to be used in a gravity knife. Still, the court system decided they were banned by law.
But this is where the court system stopped. No other knife, or style of knife is covered by the Switchblade laws. If you want to ban other styles of knives, you would need a act of congress to do so.
We have a check and balance system in this country and congress has bills before it all the time to ban various types of weapons. Even though legislation has been introduced, at no time has congress moved to ban any other type of knives, other than the ones mentioned above.
Where the law makers went to from here was to put limits on what sort of a knife a person can carry on there person. For example, a knife that a paramedic uses to cut seat beats with, and thus save lives is banned in many areas for a person to carry in their pocket. It is still a essential tool of the paramedic professionals though. Even if there are restrictions on it.
My experance is that the people who make laws and the people who enforce them, tend to be rather rich people who can afford to hire others to do a great deal of work for them. They simply do not need a knife, because they can afford to hire people who own knives to do the work for them. Sense they have never really done what many would consider a honest days work then they do not know what honest men need in order to do their work. Basicly, they are ignorant at to what a tool is or how to use it.
They need to be educated as to what a weapon is, and what a tool is. To many people today are afraid to carry a decent pocket knife to use on the job, because of the way the knife laws are being enforced.
A switchblade knife is a Stiletto Style knife, commonly made in Italy, that has a bayonet style blade in it. They also have a spring and a button that allows the blade to be easily and rapidly open.
A automatic knife is any knife, regardless of the style of the handle or the blade, that has a spring in it, and a button or lever to release the blade. It was decided that all automatic knives would be covered by the Switchblade law.
The natural result was that knife makers designed a knife that had a spring in it, but the spring did not totally open the blade for use. It just got the knife blade out far enough that you could flip the knife with your wrist to finish opening it. This again the court system decided was illegal and covered by the origional purpose and intent of the law.
So, they eliminated the spring and began to import a knife design that was used by the paratroopers during ww2. You would push a button and gravity would cause the blade to fall out of the knife and lock into place. While these are mostly utility knives, becasue a bayonet blade is not heavy enough to be used in a gravity knife. Still, the court system decided they were banned by law.
But this is where the court system stopped. No other knife, or style of knife is covered by the Switchblade laws. If you want to ban other styles of knives, you would need a act of congress to do so.
We have a check and balance system in this country and congress has bills before it all the time to ban various types of weapons. Even though legislation has been introduced, at no time has congress moved to ban any other type of knives, other than the ones mentioned above.
Where the law makers went to from here was to put limits on what sort of a knife a person can carry on there person. For example, a knife that a paramedic uses to cut seat beats with, and thus save lives is banned in many areas for a person to carry in their pocket. It is still a essential tool of the paramedic professionals though. Even if there are restrictions on it.
My experance is that the people who make laws and the people who enforce them, tend to be rather rich people who can afford to hire others to do a great deal of work for them. They simply do not need a knife, because they can afford to hire people who own knives to do the work for them. Sense they have never really done what many would consider a honest days work then they do not know what honest men need in order to do their work. Basicly, they are ignorant at to what a tool is or how to use it.
They need to be educated as to what a weapon is, and what a tool is. To many people today are afraid to carry a decent pocket knife to use on the job, because of the way the knife laws are being enforced.
