WHY DID BUTTERFLY KNIVES GET ILLEGAL

In this video, I'll tell you the story of the Butterfly Knife or Balisong, and we'll try to understand if it's as good as we might think

[flappyfungus]

In a country where you can guns, knife restrictions are the dumbest thing ever

[lounatik]

Im a Filipino born and raised in the province that made the balisong. One commenter said this knife was supposed to be used in one motion with the opening trick but there was also another purpose for balisongs: Shaving. Filipinos, and more particularly Batangueños, used to use these to groom themselves. My own grandfather even shaved his face with it when he was young.

[TheGreatest]

In Britain, if a knife is just too cool, or has any kind of gimmick, it’s banned. That’s literally the criteria if you look at all the banned knives. Meanwhile, all knife crime is done with kitchen knives…..

[luckynbr]

Don’t forget rule number one of a knife fight:

Don’t get into a knife fight.

[WakeUpUniverse]

Because Politicians have no idea how real life works

[TheGorillafoot]

Banned by people that know nothing of knives and only watch action movies to form their opinion.

[Mitch_Ryder]

Just like with guns, the banners go after the ones they perceive as scary looking.

[oifwksg]

The reason why balisongs aren't good as weapons is because they're not meant to be. They're meant to function as utility knives/hobbyist knives, not for weapons.

hence its stupid that they're banned.

[Scorpio.]

Hawaii’s Butterfly knife ban just got over turned by the US 9th Circuit Court of appeals (1 step lower from the Supreme Court) on grounds of the second amendment (the right to keep and bear arms)…

If that legal case gets appealed by Hawaii, it could go to the Supreme Court and similar bans could be struck down nation wide…

[ChopperKrios]

Watching this video made me pull out my daily carry balisong and start flipping it. I bought my first one a few years back and it's since become my daily utility knife/fidget spinner. I keep a near razor edge on it and keep it on my belt at all times.

I love these blades.

[meatspoon]

I think it's stupid that they're banned, they're more like a toy then a weapon in practice.

[CrimsonRaven]

You can buy a practice Butterfly knife that’s just like a real one except it has a false or dull edge. You can also tape the blade portion to practice.

[stevelewis]

Here in the U.K butterfly knives are also banned because they're dangerous, but then our politicians also banned green coloured "ZOMBIE" knives, because being green with "zombie killer" written on the blade made them MORE dangerous and more intimidating.

[ericnobbs]

I bought a butterfly knife when I was 15. Practiced with it for a while and was pretty good with it. No cuts, no stitches, no ER visits. They aren't complicated. Simple and dependable.

[wenngarud]

I think the original intention of the balisong was concealment. People then practice taking it out, flipping it and striking in one continuous motion. It has lost its purpose now where people draw it out and do a circus show.

[nilusk]

When I was a kid we were told that these were banned because of how fast you could get the knife out but that is silly. I can flip out my favorite folding pocket knife one handed in a fraction of a second and I don’t even need to risk cutting myself doing a silly trick

[almost-punk]

i carry a bali with me every day, because i love them. but i also carry a fixed for self defense bc as much as i love my balis, the lack of a hilt is a dealbreaker for hard stress use.

[AnthonyStJames-ynnr]

I'm Filipino and I've had a balisong since 12 years old and have been collecting them ever since. Even in my country, these knives are usually seen more as weapons than tools, with some security guards and traffic enforcers who cannot carry guns carrying the traditional 29 cm "bentenueve" variants of these for defense. In my opinion, I love that the butterfly knife doesn't have any complex mechanism that will break over years of use, and if something does break, it can be easily fixed. I've been to barrio balisong (barrio roughly translates to town) and I bought my latest bentenueve's there for less than USD 10. All I can say is this. If I had to choose a folding knife to carry with me to the ends of the earth, the balisong would be it.
EDIT: I remember a quality test knifesmiths do to their balisongs is stabbing a US quarter-sized coin and hopefully punching through it. I haven't done it with mine, but I have used it to open a can and not even a scratch.

[PatrickJDoyle-bwfu]

The knife guild is very strong in Arizona, they sell automatic or one handed knives at gun shows, I've carried a butterfly knife for years

[Anonym-yrqn]

2:35

I'm not sure how well known this is, but that was a real butterfly knife in that scene.

The prop team forgot to switch it, so the guy acting as the russian got stabbed for real.