why are butterfly knives illegal?
547317
They are illegal in NY, HI and CA. Because they view them the same as switchblades. Stupid states. Really they would be illegal in any state if the police wanted to arrest you for it.
730273
50 for one? you got ripped off. who cares if its police issue or not, as long as the quality is there. mine cost NZ$25 (do the math) and has stood up to the test of time. I got mine from the army surplus store, and the guy down there is surely an escaped SS nazi. he has all the goodies a survivalist could want. so they could be the best bet for purchase. and yes, they are illegal to carry, but the villains dont give a sh!t about the law, as the law only oppresses the law abiding. so why should the law breakers be the only ones to have goodies like these? dont give a sh!t about it if you want one, just be smart with it. but get caught and take the grief.
6681
Nope, they are still illegal. The latest attempt to legalize tattooing was made in February, HB 1519, but never even made it to a vote.
118559
becuase the government makes more money keeping them illegal. :)
932172
Yes they are, they are illegal in most states if not all...Be a man and fight fair!
607092
Yes, They are a weapon used to inflict injury to another person, they are not considered a toy or a collectible therefore the only reason to have them is to hurt someone.\nYou can't get a permit for them like you can a gun. Its the same as walking around with a big knife in your pocket. But if your going to beat someone up you are probably going to go to jail anyways so whats the big deal right?\nWrong, if you used your fist, it would be assault and battery, which is a misdemeanor offense, if you an object such as brass knuckles it is considered a felonious assault, which means you could go to prison . Felonies are hardly ever given probation for and usually carry stiff fines. And convicted felons are never aloud to vote again or join the military, live in federal or public assisted housing (HUD) or own a handgun.And in the state of new york not aloud to be a garbage collector (lol, strange law!!) \n.. Usually misdemeanors if convicted means probation and or fines or serve time in the local jail. Therefore it is wise not to ever uses a object to fight with. Big house,verses, little house....
90217
Depending on the laws where you are and if indeed it is of legal size, chances are that it is returnable.  However you also must be of legal age to own the weapon in order to receive it.  I would make sure of the legalities of all of it and then make sure that the Police know that you want it back.  Most people in these circumstances do not want the weapon back.
308641
first . . . it is illegal . . . other than that . . . it is not customarily accepted in the states
183905
No, it's not illegal.  It's only illegal if you are wanted for questioning in a crime relating to a baseball bat.  You're safe otherwise.
551924
It's very illegal in the USA
527642
You can't without being licensed as an animal control officer.  It is illegal everywhere to use said weapons on human beings, so don't even think about it.
497482
Blanket parties are specifically illegal and punishable by brig time. Nothing is used now.  That's only in movies to scare civillians.
366841
Could that be because it's illegal?
1151786
Why would they want to use someone elses razor?  Don't they make enough money to buy there own?  :)
921225
Usually, you go to a shop and buy them. You could try nicking them, but that's risky if the coppers nab you.
402821
The Anarchist's Cookbook is a joke, actually.  Most of the stuff in there is common knowledge, and a lot of it was totally made up (Smoking a banana peel?  Come on now).\n\nSo no.  It's not illegal in any sense of the word.  Nor is it really dangerous.\n\nHeck, you can buy it on AMAZON!!!
84339
Switchblades, as defined below and when possessed under the below conditions, are illegal.\n\n653k.  Every person who possesses in the passenger's or driver's area of any motor vehicle in any public place or place open to the public, carries upon his or her person, and every person who sells, offers for sale, exposes for sale, loans, transfers, or gives to any other person a switchblade knife having a blade two or more inches in\nlength is guilty of a misdemeanor.\n   For the purposes of this section, "switchblade knife" means a knife having the appearance of a pocketknife and includes a spring-blade knife, snap-blade knife, gravity knife or any other similar type knife, the blade or blades of which are two or more inches in length and which can be released automatically by a flick of a button, pressure on the handle, flip of the wrist or other mechanical device, or is released by the weight of the blade or by any type of mechanism whatsoever.  "Switchblade knife" does not include a knife that opens with one hand utilizing thumb pressure\napplied solely to the blade of the knife or a thumb stud attached to the blade, provided that the knife has a detent or other mechanism that provides resistance that must be overcome in opening the blade, or that biases the blade back toward its closed position.\n   For purposes of this section, "passenger's or driver's area" means that part of a motor vehicle which is designed to carry the driver and passengers, including any interior compartment or space therein.\n\nAnd I don't know where the "over six inch" thing comes from, because a knife that's three inches long, double-edged and concealed is every bit as illegal as one that's six inches or more.  \n\nDangerous things, some of you think you know.