Sen. Rick Jones, R-Grand Ledge, is the sponsor of Senate Bill 245, which legalizes switchblade and spring-assisted knives. Such knives were outlawed decades ago.

Jones introduced the bill in March and it repeals the state law that makes the selling or possession of “spring-assisted knives” a misdemeanor in the state.

Weapons Universe Baltimore's ordinance defines a switchblade as "any knife with an automatic spring or other device for opening and/or closing the blade, commonly known as a switch-blade knife ...

Senate Bill 245 eliminates current law prohibiting sale and possession of spring-assisted knives, also known as switchblades.

WYOMING, Mich. — A bill allowing the sale of spring-assisted knives in Michigan is on its way to Governor Rick Snyder’s desk. It passed 36-1 in the Senate on Thursday, which would repeal the ...

Many knives have these spring-assisted opening mechanisms but are not the automatic knives prohibited under Maryland law, said Michael Faith, marketing director for Henderson’s Sporting Goods in ...