1.5" applies to a switchblades. No blade length other than that or the 2.5" ordinance in Boston (and maybe other towns).
This does refer to a "spring released" blade over 1.5 inches but in a previous bullet point it says no switch knives. So what determines a switch knife? If I had a 1.5 inch knife with a spring that released it to a locking position...isn't that considered a switch knife? By this definition maybe not, it appears to be legal to carry...maybe. Is a switch knife one that comes out of the end of the knife by means of a release button and a spring device then is retracted by that same device (in and out as opposed to opening and closing like a regular knife)??? The dictionary says under switch knife...see switch blade and that definition is simply any knife that uses a spring to deploy a knife blade by means of pressing a button to release it. Does spring assisted mean a spring helps the blade release faster by normal use of the finger and no button to release it?
It seems the more this is discussed the more confusing it gets.
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