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Switchblade Legal States

Switchblade Legal States: compare 51 US states on 5 metrics.

LawPolitics & Government51 states · 5 metricsUpdated Mar 26, 2025Original page
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Switchblades Legal to Sell

6 values across 51 entries

Switchblades Legal to Carry Openly

8 values across 51 entries

Balisongs Treated Same as Switchblades

2 values across 36 entries

Switchblades Legal to Own

5 values across 51 entries

Data

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51 states
AlabamaLegal
AlaskaLegal
ArizonaLegal
ArkansasLegal
CaliforniaLegal if blade is < 2"
ColoradoLegal
ConnecticutLegal
DelawareIllegal
District of ColumbiaIllegal
FloridaLegal
GeorgiaLegal (if over 18)
HawaiiIllegal
IdahoLegal
IllinoisLegal
IndianaLegal
IowaLegal
KansasLegal
KentuckyLegal
LouisianaLegal
MaineLegal
MarylandIllegal
MassachusettsLegal if blade is ≤ 1.5"
MichiganLegal
MinnesotaIllegal
MississippiLegal
MissouriLegal
MontanaLegal
NebraskaLegal
NevadaLegal
New HampshireLegal
New JerseyIllegal
New MexicoIllegal
New YorkIllegal
North CarolinaLegal
North DakotaLegal
OhioLegal
OklahomaLegal
OregonLegal
PennsylvaniaLegal
Rhode IslandLegal
South CarolinaLegal
South DakotaLegal
TennesseeLegal
TexasLegal
UtahLegal
VermontLegal if blade is < 3"
VirginiaLegal
WashingtonIllegal
West VirginiaLegal
WisconsinLegal
WyomingLegal

Quick answers

Where does this switchblade legal states data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: US Switchblade Laws - Weapon Laws Wiki; Are Switchblades Illegal? Know the Law Before You Carry - Noblie; Switchblade - Wiki; State Laws Regarding Automatic Knives - American Knife & Tool Institute.