Folding Knives - CBSA cracking down. Big Brother strikes again

[Species8472]

[dean.f]

So I guess every folding knife I've ever owned including a box cutter would be illegal? I don't even understand why being able to open a knife one handed is an issue. You are allowed to have a fixed blade so the speed of deployment really doesn't matter if someone is determined to use a knife for harm.

Interesting video anyway.

[cantgetright]

So only the small jackknives will be allowed? I usually need 3 hands to open one of them with my sausage fingers.

[Marker]

So only the small jackknives will be allowed? I usually need 3 hands to open one of them with my sausage fingers.

My understanding is that the restrictions only apply to self-opening (open full at the touch of a release mechanism) or assisted-opening knives (they only open part way at the touch of a release mechanism).

[Species8472]

My understanding is that the restrictions only apply to self-opening (open full at the touch of a release mechanism) or assisted-opening knives (they only open part way at the touch of a release mechanism).

The regs were changed to also ban knives that can be opened by centrifugal force. CBSA is now interpreting this to include any folder that from a partially open position can be opened the rest of the way by flicking of the hand/wrist.

The result is essentially no folders are being let across the border. The only way around right now is to have the knife shipped in separate pieces and assembled here

[dean.f]

I'm just curious, what would prompt the change? You can't bring knives into prison, yet people still get stabbed all the time. They can't really call it a public safety issue in my opinion.

[werner.reiche]

My understanding is that the restrictions only apply to self-opening (open full at the touch of a release mechanism) or assisted-opening knives (they only open part way at the touch of a release mechanism).

No - the new definition is broader than that. Anything that can be opened by centrifugal force.

[greatwhite]

Amazon stopped selling folding knives about a year ago.

Canadian Tire still sells them.

[dean.f]

Amazon stopped selling folding knives about a year ago.

Canadian Tire still sells them.

Id better go get another one before I can't, I just lost mine I carry in my back pocket every day.

[fishfood]

Crazy stuff .

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