The NY City DA is determined to resist any change to a more intelligent view (mine of course!) that the activity of the knife owner is more important than how the knife opens.
Closer to home:
Ohio knife laws are confusing at best, but Ohio State Senator Frank LaRose has introduced, Senate Bill 242, Knife Rights' bill to repeal Ohio's ban on the manufacture and sale of "switchblade, springblade, and gravity knives."
The announcement blurb claims: “While Ohio statutes allow for the possession and carry of these knives, but they cannot be manufactured or sold in the state.”
A check of Ohio state laws appear to take the position that a butterfly knife (for example) is both legal and illegal at the same time. Some of this confusion is from case law and it appears that a legal knife becomes illegal when you use it in an illegal manner. This makes more sense than the NYC wrist flip test.
Thus a steak knife becomes illegal when you chase someone down the street threatening to cut their ear off, but not while you eat a pork chop.
Please contact your state senator and urge them to support the bill. A nice note to the Governor wouldn’t hurt. Ohio has several knife manufacturers that currently must have autos produced out of state and it does represent lost economic power for Ohio.
http://www.knifeup.com/ohio-knife-laws/
On the upbeat side:
Buck unveils new knives, including their new auto, (I’ve handled the new Buck auto and the jury is still out in my opinion.)
Al Mar is working with both TOPS and Kershaw to license their designs
and
Spyderco releases their new 2018 catalog.
Have a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Heathy New Year.
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Spyderco releases their new 2018 catalog.
Have a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Heathy New Year.
