Second Amendment
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- May 11, 2011
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You tell people it's illegal?
No, when I take it out to use, I get comments like "that looks illegal", or "isn't that illegal?"
You tell people it's illegal?
That's because it is also a gun.
I have people tell me all of the time that my assisted open knife is illegal.
I can open a pen knife very fast but I can open a balisong a little faster. I used to teach people how to use them when I came here back in the 70's (I was involved heavily in martial arts then) (I was also stationed in the Philippines while in the Navy). The flashy movie way is not the fastest way to open a balisong no matter how good you think you are. The way I taught people, I can open it in a hair under 1 second. There is also a .5 second emergency mode. I stopped carrying one when the law became somewhat ambiguous about definitions. Now I either carry an assisted opening blade or a "pen" knife both with with glass breakers and seat belt cutters for "respectability". I have the pen knike setup so I can open it in about .6 seconds.Unless you have practiced A LOT or were born in the Philippines, you cannot open a butterfly knife any faster than a pen knife. Now I know a few guys that were born in the Philippines that can open them faster than you can open a switchblade.
IMHO.
I'm incredulous! I think most people, myself included, have always understood these types of knives to be illegal nationwide.
I really do learn something new every day here. Thanks, guys.
Unless you have practiced A LOT or were born in the Philippines, you cannot open a butterfly knife any faster than a pen knife. Now I know a few guys that were born in the Philippines that can open them faster than you can open a switchblade.
IMHO.
(double edged blades are a no-no, as that is the definition of a dirk)
I carry A Balisong or two everyday in Maryland and treat it as a legal knife, I carry it for Work and Fun.
It is not a Gravity knife , it is not a Switchblade .. By Maryland's definition I consider it a Pen knife, and will defend my right to carry it.
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