Can someone please tell me if it is legal or illegal to possess an automatic switchblade knife in the state of Pennsylvania and if there are any exceptions made?
Illegal.
They are illegal, per Pennsylvania C.S.A. 18.908:
As used in this section "offensive
weapon" means... any... dagger, knife, razor or cutting
instrument, the blade of which is exposed in an automatic
way by switch, push-button, spring mechanism, or
PA Firearms Laws::
Under current PA law, anyone using a firearm in the commission of a crime faces sandbag, metal knuckles, dagger, knife, razor or cutting instrument, the
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otherwise...
That is a switchblade, and it is illegal to make, repair, sell (or otherwise deal in), use, or possess such a knife. There is one exception:
Exception.--
It is a defense under this section for the defendant to
prove by a preponderance of evidence that he possessed of
National Firearms Law Seminar - Evan Nappen::
include Victory for Knife Rights and Switchblade Laws - Parts I - III published bar, as well as the state bars of New Jersey, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania.
http://www.nrafoundation.org/lawseminar/biographies/nappen.aspHOME |
dealt with the weapon solely as a curio or in a dramatic
performance, or that he possessed it briefly in
consequence of having found it or taken it from an
aggressor, or under circumstances similarly negativing any
intent or likelihood that the would be used unlawfully.
What that means is, AFTER your arrested and on trial, you can raise the above as a defense.
 Short-changed at a supermarket in the uk - MY RIGHTS!?
 What benefits does religion offer then common sense can't?
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Pennsylvania Knife Laws?