Are spring assisted knives legal in edmonds Washington?

Answer 1

Yes they ar

RCW 9.41.250Dangerous weapons

(1) Every person who:

(a) Manufactures, sells, or disposes of or possesses any instrument or weapon of the kind usually known as slung shot, sand club, or metal knuckles, or spring blade knife;

(b) Furtively carries with intent to conceal any dagger, dirk, pistol, or other dangerous weapon; or

(c) Uses any contrivance or device for suppressing the noise of any firearm unless the suppressor is legally registered and possessed in accordance with federal law,

is guilty of a gross misdemeanor punishable under chapter 9A.20 RCW.

(2) "Spring blade knife" means any knife, including a prototype, model, or other sample, with a blade that is automatically released by a spring mechanism or other mechanical device, or any knife having a blade which opens, or falls, or is ejected into position by the force of gravity, or by an outward, downward, or centrifugal thrust or movement. A knife that contains a spring, detent, or other mechanism designed to create a bias toward closure of the blade and that requires physical exertion applied to the blade by hand, wrist, or arm to overcome the bias toward closure to assist in opening the knife is not a spring blade knife.

e. RCW 9.41.250 has been amended.

Answer 2

technically they aren't. although the law is somewhat vague, it would really be up to the discretion of the officer, on a federal level a recent law passed making all assisted opening knives legal. But state and local laws can still be used to get you in trouble. if your confident in how you appear to police and that ou can charm them, then you will be fine, but they can technically raise a little bit of hell

Answer 3

Yes, it is.

RCW 9.41.250
Dangerous weapons -- Penalty.
Every person who:

(1) Manufactures, sells, or disposes of or possesses any instrument or weapon of the kind usually known as slung shot, sand club, or metal knuckles, or spring blade knife, or any knife the blade of which is automatically released by a spring mechanism or other mechanical device, or any knife having a blade which opens, or falls, or is ejected into position by the force of gravity, or by an outward, downward, or centrifugal thrust or movement;

(2) Furtively carries with intent to conceal any dagger, dirk, pistol, or other dangerous weapon; or

(3) Uses any contrivance or device for suppressing the noise of any firearm,

is guilty of a gross misdemeanor punishable under chapter 9A.20 RCW.

Answer 4

Spring assisted knives are not, but you can have the ones that flip open when you click the piece attached to the blade. I'm not sure what the technical name for those is.

Wrong. Spring assisted knives are legal in MD. That is the technical name for those described above. Spring loaded knives are illegal.

Answer 5

yes if under 4 in"

Answer 6

no