Switchblade Act News Today

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today ruled against a Hawaii state law banning the possession, manufacture, and sale in the state. Bloomberg Law reports the appeals court: instructed the lower court to continue proceedings in compliance with its determination that butterfly knifes are protected by the Second Amendment. A butterfly knife, whose blade is encased in

Here's the history behind the 1958 Federal Switchblade Act, which banned automatic knives in interstate commerce. Pop culture paranoia played a role in its passage.