Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court STRIKES DOWN 67-year-old ban on switchblade knives
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (MSJC) has struck down a ban on switchblades, which had been in place for 67 years, as it violated the Second Amendment.
According to Newsweek, magistrates at the MSJC based the overturn on the 2022 New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. The federal high court ruled at the time that citizens have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense. This ruling was subsequently applied to the Aug. 27 ruling by the Bay State’s highest court.
The MSJC ruled that switchblades do not need special restrictions under the Second Amendment, allowing residents to arm themselves with switchblades for self-defense. MSJC Associate Justice Serge Georges Jr. concluded that spring-loaded knives are “arms” under the…
