Assisted opening knives

[WildBill]

This is why I don't get why automatic knives are still illegal.

A long history of prejudice towards certain ethnic groups. Why would any law abiding citizen want or need a switchblade?

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[RPB]

This is why I don't get why automatic knives are still illegal.

A long history of prejudice towards certain ethnic groups. Why would any law abiding citizen want or need a switchblade?

yep, and probably books/movies such as
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West Side Story
"prove" that criminals and evil-doers are the ones carrying those which obviously must be more "dangerous" than the average sharp instrument

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[anygunanywhere]

Why would any law abiding citizen want or need a switchblade?

I have one. Nice knife. I keep it in my tool chest and use it occasionally in the garage. Just a novelty thing maybe but it is just a knife, which is something totally lost on everyone in government and most other people. Like a firearm it is just a tool. When I use it I don't automatically turn into a bloodthirsty banger intent on slicing someone. I am still the same old me.

Anygunanywhere

[WildBill]

Why would any law abiding citizen want or need a switchblade?

I have one. Nice knife. I keep it in my tool chest and use it occasionally in the garage. Just a novelty thing maybe but it is just a knife, which is something totally lost on everyone in government and most other people. Like a firearm it is just a tool. When I use it I don't automatically turn into a bloodthirsty banger intent on slicing someone. I am still the same old me.

Anygunanywhere

Both sentences of my quote were meant to go together. The second sentence was meant to be facetious. I think it's a stupid law. We can carry a firearm, but not a knife.

I would like to a have nice high quality "automatic" knife. And I would buy one if they weren't illegal weapons.

[anygunanywhere]

Why would any law abiding citizen want or need a switchblade?

I have one. Nice knife. I keep it in my tool chest and use it occasionally in the garage. Just a novelty thing maybe but it is just a knife, which is something totally lost on everyone in government and most other people. Like a firearm it is just a tool. When I use it I don't automatically turn into a bloodthirsty banger intent on slicing someone. I am still the same old me.

Anygunanywhere

Both sentences of my quote were meant to go together. The second sentence was meant to be facetious. I think it's a stupid law. We can carry a firearm, but not a knife.

I would like to a have nice high quality "automatic" knife. And I would buy one if they weren't illegal weapons.

Beg your pardon, did not pick up on the facetiousness.

Anygunanywhere

[Thomas]

This is why I don't get why automatic knives are still illegal.

A long history of prejudice towards certain ethnic groups. Why would any law abiding citizen want or need a switchblade?

The same reason anyone else who can legally have one might need one. Of course mine doesn't look like any of the ones in those movies, and those seem to open faster than mine. Also, I bought mine from Gerber, so it looks like a regular knife and it's from a reputable company. I got mine because I'm a merchant mariner. Most of us are law abiding citizens But for us, having a knife is like a police officer having a gun. It's an important tool of our trade, and used when the rubber hits the road.
This is the one I carry

Also:
"Among new safety requirements, sailors in the Chicago-Mackinac sailing race are required to carry knives they can open with one hand as a result of two deaths in a capsized boat last year.
... Had they been carrying knives, they may have been able to free themselves and survive, according to a U.S. Sailing investigation report issued recently."
- http://www.mybaycity.com/scripts/p3_v2/ ... cleID=7196

At the Deepwater Horizon incident, the company's policy of not having knives could have killed some people, but thankfully they were able to cut the liferaft's painter (rope attaching it to the rig) when they found a multitool. - http://towmasters.wordpress.com/2010/06 ... ng-knives/

"...never taught to use the knife as a weapn, but only as an useful instrument, which a true sailor should always have at hand." - Boston Journal, reprinted in Army and Navy Chronicle Volume 6

[eclectic_69]

Hey guys -

Just wanted to make sure everyone searching for this had an update. These assisted/automatic knives have been deemed legal. Please see the following 2 links.

KnifeRights.org's atricle on the bill passed September 1, 2013
http://www.kniferights.org/index.php?op ... iew&id=221

Bill to be passed:
ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/83R/b ... 01862H.htm

You can find all of Texas Penal Code, Chapter 46 WEAPONS here:
http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/D ... /PE.46.htm

Cheers!

[Pawpaw]

Hey guys -

Just wanted to make sure everyone searching for this had an update. These assisted/automatic knives have been deemed legal. Please see the following 2 links.

KnifeRights.org's atricle on the bill passed September 1, 2013
http://www.kniferights.org/index.php?op ... iew&id=221

Bill to be passed:
ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/83R/b ... 01862H.htm

You can find all of Texas Penal Code, Chapter 46 WEAPONS here:
http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/D ... /PE.46.htm

Cheers!

That bill passed and went into effect on Sep 1, 2013. I've been carrying an automatic every day for the last year or so.

[eclectic_69]

Yes, as i posted it was the bill to be passed. Above that, I posted the article about the bill being passed on 9/1/13. Happy anniversary to you and your automatic...

[HadEmAll]

I bought one of the smaller Kershaw assisted opening knives and really liked it. I then bought one of their very large assisted opening knives. You can grow old waiting for it to open.

I have one of the medium size Kershaws and I love it. I will have check on there larger model.

Be aware, if you're not, that some Kershaws are USA made, some Chinese made. The Chive, Scallion, Leek, and Shallot, the Ken Onion series, are USA made, and I think are better made than the others.

The mini skinner fixed blade is also USA made.

I mention this because many sporting goods stores, like Academy, Cabella's, etc. that carry Kershaw have the USA made and Chinese made knives intermingled there on the pegs.

The USA made Kershaws are a few bucks higher.

I have the series of Ken Onions, as well as the mini skinner, and carry one or more daily here in San Antonio.

[carlson1]

I was not aware of that. Thank you for posting.

[Bitter Clinger]

My Black Rain folder is assisted opening and the vendor would not accept my order for it without PROOF of current, valid Texas residency!

[ldj1002]

This post makes me sad. When I was in jr. high all the boys carried knives, all kinds. When in high school we carried rifles hanging in cab of pickup. A few months back I read that kid about 10 years old pointed his finger and said boom, he got expelled. When we carried knives and guns in pickup that was 55 to 60 years ago. I can't even imagine what it will be in another 55 to 60 years. Kinda glad I won't know but i'll bet it will be bad.

Another sad thing. I was working temp for 2000 census and was opening a box with my pocket knife. A young supervisor saw me and had a hissy fit. After she calmed down a little she said you can't cut those boxes open with that. I ask just how do I open them? Get this, she said go to supply room and get box cutter. Putting my knife in my pocket and headed for supply room she said you can't have that knife in here, go put it in your car and don't let me catch you with it again. I said I can't handle this little knife but I can have a box cutter, how stupid. She said "watch it" and just looked at me.

[treadlightly]

When I was in jr. high all the boys carried knives, all kinds.

I have a theory about pocketknives. Although they are much more important to some people than others, I think there is a universal psychology of the pocketknife, particularly for boys. No intention to be sexist, but there are differences between boys and girls.

A pocketknife is a symbol of self-reliance. When society took pocketknives away from kids, we took away something valuable. Not the knife, but what it meant.

My Dad gave me my first knife when I was in second grade. I had to show I knew how to safely handle it and sharpen it, and even then I didn't get one for a while. Dad gave me my first knife completely on his terms, not mine.

Since that grand moment back in '63, I have embarked on a day without a knife no more than a half dozen times. More power to you if you carry a knife for a weapon, by the way, but that's not my purpose. I've carried mine as a tool since that day in my second grade year. If I'm wearing pants, I'm carrying a knife and would no more leave it at home on purpose than I would leave a kidney at home.

And, when I touch a knife, I remember my Dad.

There's much more to a pocketknife than a blade, a handle, and a leaf spring backbone. Somehow, in an entirely healthy way, it's tied to my backbone, too.