Butterflys, and Balisongs
I know that butterfly knives and balisongs are illegal in Canada, but they are also technically illegal in the US. Although in the US there is one way around it. It is technically legal in the US if...
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None that I know of. In Canada it is against the law to own, possess, sell or import a balisong. That doesn't leave much room for loop holes.------------------------------------Honorary member of the...
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thats true i suppose lol... what about push daggers? Same thing?-Liam
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Why are the knives so illegal? I can flip one open in 2-2.5 seconds but i can open my CRKT-M16 in .5-1 second.
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Yep, the same thing goes for push daggers. Darrell, as far as I am concerned there is no good reason for Balisongs to be illegal, but that is just the way it is....
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What do you mean By Push Dagger? Just a normal Dagger? Boot Knife?
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Push dagger, it has a t-shaped handle, so that it can be used between the fingers. Like this little piece by Cold Steel.-Liam
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I can almost see a push dagger being illegal but it's the balisong's that get my goat.The criminal code states: "prohibited weapon" « arme prohibée » "prohibited weapon" means(a) a knife that has a"...
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Here is another thing that is puzzling: In R. v. Vanughan (1990), 60 C.C.C. (3d) 87 (Que. C.A.) to be a "prohibitedweapon" under this section a knife blade must not only open by gravity orcentrifugal...
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I find this interesting, but do not know enough about this decision to know just how much difference it would make in another case. Is the section of the Canadian Criminal Code that is listed the only...
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I think this is very interesting too..but wish i knew some one with a legal background that could explain these things in easy terms to understand.I'm not the first to see these things or hate them...
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You CAN go on ebay and get a balisong/ butterfly knife trainer for under $15. I just bought a bottlefly (a butterfly bottle opener) for $10 plus about $5 shipping. I'm almost 100% sure it's legal...
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