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<blockquote data-quote="Gunrunner45" data-source="post: 1367449" data-attributes="member: 12488"><p>I'm glad you're not the Tulsa County DA. ;-)</p><p></p><p>BTW, if that is the case someone better call Wally World and let them know they are selling illegal knifes, of which I have bought several.</p><p></p><p>The assisted open knifes such as the Onion are NOT the same mechanical device as a switch blade. With an assisted open knife you must <strong><u>manually</u></strong> overcome the spring tension on the blade to open the knife. An automatic / switch blade requires no manual force to open aside from pressing a button in the handle.</p><p></p><p>mhphoto - You are correct. It is not illegal to own the knifes listed in the SDA. It is illegal to carry them. The part that people seem to not agree on is the wording about "Spring Type Knife". As with all laws it is open to interpretation. As such the real question is how does the DA interpret it and would they pursue charges and EVEN if they did, does case law support it? </p><p></p><p>It has always been my understanding and if you read the thread I linked to before, the Tulsa County DA was contacted and replied in writing confirming that those types of assisted opening knifes were not illegal as per the SDA. However if you carry that type of knife and are truly concerned, contact the DA for the county you live in and see what their opinion is. Do it in writing and keep a copy of the letter handy in the event you ever need it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gunrunner45, post: 1367449, member: 12488"] I'm glad you're not the Tulsa County DA. ;-) BTW, if that is the case someone better call Wally World and let them know they are selling illegal knifes, of which I have bought several. The assisted open knifes such as the Onion are NOT the same mechanical device as a switch blade. With an assisted open knife you must [B][U]manually[/U][/B] overcome the spring tension on the blade to open the knife. An automatic / switch blade requires no manual force to open aside from pressing a button in the handle. mhphoto - You are correct. It is not illegal to own the knifes listed in the SDA. It is illegal to carry them. The part that people seem to not agree on is the wording about "Spring Type Knife". As with all laws it is open to interpretation. As such the real question is how does the DA interpret it and would they pursue charges and EVEN if they did, does case law support it? It has always been my understanding and if you read the thread I linked to before, the Tulsa County DA was contacted and replied in writing confirming that those types of assisted opening knifes were not illegal as per the SDA. However if you carry that type of knife and are truly concerned, contact the DA for the county you live in and see what their opinion is. Do it in writing and keep a copy of the letter handy in the event you ever need it. [/QUOTE]
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