I Really need some help with a question

[confused dued]

I am from south carolina and ive read the laws but i still do not know if a butterfly knife is illeagle the blade is only about 3 inches if someone could tell me the andwer it would be greatly appriciated.

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(BTW, it doesn't look like it's that hard to understand. Per 16-23-405, any blade over 2 inches long is a 'weapon' and would be applicable under 16-23-430.)

[PapaBear]

Butterfly knives, switchblade knives, springblade knives are generally outlawed in most states if their blade length are greater than 2 inches. Here is the law in California:

653k. Every person who possesses in the passenger's or driver's
area of any motor vehicle in any public place or place open to the
public, carries upon his or her person, and every person who sells,
offers for sale, exposes for sale, loans, transfers, or gives to any
other person a switchblade knife having a blade two or more inches in
length is guilty of a misdemeanor.
For the purposes of this section, "switchblade knife" means a
knife having the appearance of a pocketknife and includes a
spring-blade knife, snap-blade knife, gravity knife or any other
similar type knife, the blade or blades of which are two or more
inches in length and which can be released automatically by a flick
of a button, pressure on the handle, flip of the wrist or other
mechanical device, or is released by the weight of the blade or by
any type of mechanism whatsoever. "Switchblade knife" does not
include a knife that opens with one hand utilizing thumb pressure
applied solely to the blade of the knife or a thumb stud attached to
the blade, provided that the knife has a detent or other mechanism
that provides resistance that must be overcome in opening the blade,
or that biases the blade back toward its closed position.

For purposes of this section, "passenger's or driver's area" means
that part of a motor vehicle which is designed to carry the driver
and passengers, including any interior compartment or space therein.

South Carolina's law seems a bit ambiguous:

Switchblade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

You should probably check with your local PD, Sheriff or State authority for any opinions rendered by case law within your state.

[Ispbear]

Wow, my 9 year old read your post and laughed at your spelling.

Thanks for being an example of someone who didn't study in school and probably uses drugs.

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Wow, my 9 year old read your post and laughed at your spelling.

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but i still do not know if a butterfly knife is illeagle