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Originally Posted by samcol
This basically describes a knife being able to open with one hand without actually saying it imo. This would ban my spyderco wave since it opens due to inertia as it leaves the pocket. I guess thumb assisted type blades would be banned too per the inertia clause I dunno...
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I don't read it that way at all, I view it as a move to eliminate knives that don't 'lock' closed and knives that are 'assist' opening. The inertia/gravity bit is to cover butterfly knives and what not - any folder that locks closed does not open under inertia or gravity.
As far as redefining: what is actually going on here is they are revoking exceptions they granted, if you read through the proposal it is just a list of letters of explanations for knives that were granted exceptions and no longer are.
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AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice of proposed revocation of four ruling letters and revocation
of treatment relating to the admissibility of certain knives
with spring-assisted opening mechanisms.
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Saying they're going to ban all knives, or all folders, etc is being sensationalist. This is a small change, to knives with spring assisted opening mechanisms. I don't think that applies to 80% of knives.
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Originally Posted by Redlemon
I'm confused that this is part of Customs. So, US made blades that do any of these things would be OK, we just won't be able to import them? Weird.
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Well, it also says introduces to interstate commerce, yadda, yadda. So the knives can't cross state lines. Also, it would seem to me that further clarification on what is and is not permissible to carry would end up being decided at the state level.