The governor is about to sign a law modifying the code. It's a little confusing, but as far as I can see not only are Balisongs still illegal, but ANY knife that can be opened with a flick of the wrist is illegal. There has to be something holding the blade in the handle so that it has to be extracted by hand, as opposed to having it go to the open position without pushing it.
A nice smooth linerlock IS legal because you start opening it with thumb or finger power.
The new bill is being hailed as a huge step for knife rights, what it actually is is a convenience for manufacturers pursuing government contracts- not a bad thing, don't get me wrong, but it means little to regular folks.
One good thing is that it does clarify that a lot of quick opening knives ARE legal.
It's baffling, though- I can open a good flipper as easily as a "switchblade". Why didn't the knife rights groups take up this issue, that the whole thing is silly?
