Originally posted by: xospec1alk
i used to carry around a butterfly knife, and i almost brought it into a courthouse once...i think they are illegal...im not too sure
I think it depends on where you live and how big they are.
When I lived in AZ you could just walk into the store and buy them like a pack of gum.
Here in OR I think only the smaller ones are okay? I don't remember. Once I was shortcutting through a parking lot down by the Capitol and got stopped by an officer. He said something about my butterfly knife but I don't remember what. I think it was just on the edge of being legal because he let me keep it.
I'm not sure what the big deal about them is vs. other types of knives. Some people say they're smaller because they fold into themselves so they're easier to hide. Don't those monster pocket knives do the same thing?!? Maybe it's just because they're so darn easy to whip out an open? I guess that would explain the switchblade issue as well.
Anyway, knives are for criminals!
