Post by Logan on Mar 28, 2017 4:30:21 GMT -6
LANSING, MI -- A state law banning switchblade knives is no longer necessary, says one Michigan Senator sponsoring legislation to strike it from the books.
"For years we've had on the books it's a violation to have a knife with a mechanical way of opening it. And this has led to a lot of people being charged with a one-year, high misdemeanor and it really isn't necessary," said Sen. Rick Jones, R-Grand Ledge.
His Senate Bill 245 would repeal the part of the Michigan Penal Code that bans switchblades, making them legal throughout the state.
Currently the only people allowed to carry switchblades are those in the police, military or people missing a hand or arm. The law bans others from purchasing knives with mechanical means of being opened.
Read more: www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2017/03/switchblade_knives_would_be_le.html
"For years we've had on the books it's a violation to have a knife with a mechanical way of opening it. And this has led to a lot of people being charged with a one-year, high misdemeanor and it really isn't necessary," said Sen. Rick Jones, R-Grand Ledge.
His Senate Bill 245 would repeal the part of the Michigan Penal Code that bans switchblades, making them legal throughout the state.
Currently the only people allowed to carry switchblades are those in the police, military or people missing a hand or arm. The law bans others from purchasing knives with mechanical means of being opened.
Read more: www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2017/03/switchblade_knives_would_be_le.html