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[IronNoggin]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA90xGFyXDw

[Darko]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA90xGFyXDw

great, instead of actually punishing those who commit crimes and stab people lets just ban all folding knifes. Every time on the news all we see is these criminals being let go. Just like they did banning so many firearms from legal users when 99.9% of criminal shootings are done using illegal firearms. I wonder how such illogical and crazy people get in control of our laws.

[RalphH]

there is no new folding knife ban.

Any knife with a blade that opens automatically by gravity, by centrifugal force, or by hand pressure applied to a button, spring or other device in or attached to the handle of the knife (butterfly knives, switchblades, etc.) is a prohibited item. These items are illegal under the Criminal Code of Canada.

...such as "switch blades" This is nothing new as the prohibition on switch blades goes back more than 50 years

[redside1]

Canadian Law: What Knives Are Illegal?
Kershaw Skyline canada A shipment of Kershaw Skyline knives and the subsequent court case are at the foundation of the ruling

The new prohibition by the CBSA will affect travelers and residents alike. According to the law, enforcement deems a folding knife illegal if:

    It has a blade that opens by centrifugal force, when, with a simple and brisk outward flick of the wrist, the blade is released from the handle into the fully ejected and locked position; and
    It requires some preliminary or simultaneous minimal manipulation of either a flipper or other non-edged parts of the blade.

The CBSA also updated its list of prohibited weapons, which includes gravity, centrifugal, and automatic knives, among others. And Memorandum D19-13-2 outlines guidelines for the importing and exporting of weapons. Putting the two together provides a (somewhat) clearer understanding of what’s illegal to carry:

    Automatic knife – Opens automatically by applying hand pressure to a button, spring, lever, or other device, in or attached to the handle of the knife, including knives that have a button, spring, lever, or other device located in the spine of the handle and attached to the inner part of the blade
    Centrifugal knife (folding knife, butterfly knife, balisong knife) – Opens automatically through the use of centrifugal force, moving in a circular path and directed away from [the center of the body]; i.e., can be opened with a flick of the wrist
    Gravity knife – Can be opened automatically by force of gravity even if the knife can be additionally controlled by a lever or button
    Push dagger – The handle is placed perpendicular to the main cutting edge of the blade (or blades) and any other similar device
    “Constant Companion” (Belt buckle knife) – A belt containing a blade capable of being withdrawn from the belt
    Concealed blades under 30 cm – Any device having a length of less than 30 cm and resembling an innocuous object but designed to conceal a knife or blade; e.g., “knife combs,” penknives, lipstick knives, certain types of necklace knives, and knives contained in credit-card-sized cases clearly resembling real credit cards and designed as weapons

[typhoon]

Memorandum D19-13-2 is 18 months old and replaced a previous memorandum with similar wording.
Anyone importing illegal weapons that are now being inspected get what they deserve.