Spring Assisted Knife versus Switchblade / OTF Auto / Balisong Knives

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Here are three very popular knives that are illegal in many areas of the United States and Canada, they are the: switchblade, OTF Auto and the baslisong knife. A big question with a lot of our guests is, "why are spring assisted knives illegal in the same area where spring assisted knives are legal?" The answer is because of the technique that us used to open the knife. Balisongs use gravity, while switchblades and autos use buttons and switches. Spring assisted knives are surprisingly, manually opened by the user and the spring technology merely helps you in opening the knife the rest of the way. We hope that this video has clarified some questions.

If you are in doubt, we would always advise you to contact your local law enforcement agency for more information.

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[Everest1016]

why wod a balisong be illegal just b/c it uses gravity? what does gravity have to do anything with it, sorry but im not critisizing ur vid but im just questioning why that is

[sharpgearz]

@Everest1016 we're not sure either because with all the tricks you can do with it, its a really cool knife. The way we see it, areas banning them were probably blaming them for stabbings or saying its quick access to a weapon. In reality, if someone wanted to hurt someone really bad, they would probably stab a person with a pencil if thats what they had in their hand. The good thing is that the new spring assisted knives has their own classification.

[Bouncest2]

@sharpgearz I would think a spring assisted knife would be more illegal than the butterfly knife. The butterfly knife is a cool knife and shouldn't be illegal. I'm going to get my friend when he goes to south africa to get me one

[sharpgearz]

@Bouncest2 yea, butterflies are freakin cool with all the tricks... too bad i dont know any myself, but it looks like the knives are flowing like liquid when people are playing with them... =)

[pirata142009]

i have visited your site and tried to buy a couple of knifes that i liked but they are all out of stock

[d34dincid3]

Great video, amazing knifes, screwed up laws.

[720Esteban]

I want an otf knife now

[savageismyname123]

@Stevieboy7 thanks

[Stevieboy7]

@savageismyname123 its legal

[flargrbargr]

ill like to point out that its actually the front of the blade, not the back :D

[8bitorphantears]

The latch was on the safe handle. Definitely have never seen that before!

[Davmm96]

I hate canada laws

[savageismyname123]

hey thanks for the help. i would just like to know. the last knife you opend (spring assisted) is kind of like mine. i have the Kershaw spring assisted knife.

is this legal in canada or not?

thanks again

[mein2d]

@PureTroll99 Switchblades are illegal to sell, buy, trade, carry or otherwise possess. Part III of the criminal code first defines such knives as prohibited weapons (armes défendues). The Canadian Criminal Code defines the switchblade:

"A knife that has a blade that opens automatically by gravity or centrifugal force or by hand pressure applied to a button, spring or other device in or attached to the handle of the knife."

I know it sucks :(