butterfly knives

[Whitesmoke]

Xeno,
Better go read the charges, BWO was never charged for brass knuckles.

It was someone else that was charged for brass knuckles....BWO was charged for having Sap gloves.

[leelaw]

Did BWO have his 'brass knuckles' in his pocket, or sitting on his desk or in his drawer?

He sure managed to get charged for them.

Brass knuckles - illegal in and of themselves.

Switchblades and butterfly knives (if over 2" blade length) must be on your PERSON or in PUBLIC before it becomes a crime, otherwise they are legal (including transportation in your trunk).

..and BWO wasn't charged with brass knuckles.

[Surveyor]

Benchmade sells a training butteryfly knife that would still be fun to play with.

Good idea. The fun part about balisongs is being able to whip them open and shut. The lame part is learning how to do that. You can't help cutting yourself in the process. Taping the blade will help, but it changes the balance. Get the trainer first. That will probably take care of your gadget knife urge.

[saki302]

Buy a Benchmade trainer- legal, useless (no cutting edge) and the worst you'll do is give yourself a HARD rap on the knuckles.

-Dave

[MidnightSon117]

Sure...but the new verbage is in the exemption

Would the clasp that keeps a butterfly knife closed not be a detent? There are many knives that will open with a flick of the wrist and they are not considered switchblades.

From what I understand and read on some knife laws, detent is that last little bit of movement which almost folds the knife back into the handle. All my knives I can open with a flick of the wrist have it, except for the balisong, which I must have lost years ago! I don't think the clasp would count as detent.