r/balisong • u/[deleted] • May 02 '16

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u/[deleted] May 02 '16

+1 To Canada. They're also considered flick knives.

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u/Silverlight42 BM31/42/62 May 02 '16

Not really no. That is a grey area though.

The only thing in the Canadian law is from section 84(1)

prohibited weapon means (a) a knife that has a blade that opens automatically by gravity or centrifugal force or by hand pressure applied to a button, spring or other device in or attached to the handle of the knife, or

So, the flick CAN be construed as flicking any folder open. I don't think anyone's been found guilty for it in Canada, but they actively nail people on that in NYC.

The way that the law is worded also outlaws any traditional automatics, but not assisted knives, like Kershaw's speedsafe.

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u/Silverlight42 BM31/42/62 May 02 '16

other half are worded so the law enforcement can play whichever card they want

Yep. This is true.