U.S. Supreme Court,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Aug. 8, 2023
Hawaii ban on butterfly knives unconstitutional, panel says
In Hawaii, the manufacture, sale, transport and possession of the butterfly knives are barred by a 1993 state law. California has a similar law against switchblades more than two inches long.
Citing a U.S. Supreme Court case concerning the right to bear arms, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Monday that Hawaii’s ban on butterfly knives, also known as balisongs, is illegal under the Second Amendment.
Knives have been a bit of a sideshow to debates over gun restrictions, but they have become an issue due to the Supreme Court’s 2008 decision in District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008), which guaranteed an ...
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