3 Actual Reasons Why The Balisong / Butterfly Knife Is Illegal (In Certain Areas)

Classification, Concealment Issues, and Speed Of Use ("The Steps It Takes To Cause Harm")

[chairboi]

"speed of which it can cause damage."
Regular sheathes knifes: am I a joke to you

[evu]

in short: If its cool, its illegal. (specifically cali)

[DestroyerApollyon]

When you can't have a butterfly knife but you can open carry a great sword:

[vincent]

The toilet paper was a trained professional, do not try at home!

[yeetiesandwheaties]

*hears comment about speed*
Literally every manual knife with bearings: "hold my beer"

[coldfire-blitz]

The balisong is illegal for the same reason nunchucks are illegal. Lawmakers watched too many ninja movies as kids and don't understand that a stick or a normal knife can do the same damage better

[ricardoestrada]

“how fast it can be deployed”, even though its still not as fast as a kitchen knife .

[sovietred]

"The size of the blade"
Meanwhile me with my self defence greatsword :"interesting"

[kip]

Y'all just wait until you learn about my Dollar General box cutter with the razor fully extended

[xdrm]

The 3rd reason actually is because of the amount of Emergency Room visits. People tend to cut them themselves when they have to much confidence as a beginner.

[mysticmarbles]

2 and 3 also apply to many folders. I think it’s more the case of “it’s scary so let’s ban it.”

[naiyamay]

if a guy mugs me with a butterfly knife and whips out around and is really fucking flashy with it, I'm straight up paying him for a good performance

[randomeddie]

The truth is that Hollywood featured them prominently in several movies and people wanted them outlawed based on their perception that it was something that could only be used for crime. Everything you listed is just the way the politicians justified banning them.

[MacJunkyFlips]

The third reason makes no sense to me. Normal pocket knives are just as quick to deploy

[MegaTech]

I’m a Cebu native in the Philippines who’s played with this my whole life and I can tell you that speed is the last thing a balisong gives you lmao

[barometer]

Funny thing is that the shape of the grip makes it one of the worst choices for stabbing someone.

[Solnoric]

"why do you have a switchblade?!" "It's a long story!" *Earlier, looking in the window of a pawn shop* "...neat!"

[chaoticklutz]

You forgot the 4th illegal reason: It turns you French

[JohnDoe-mtrf]

My dad was station in the Philippines for 5 years and he brought back 3 of these hand made knives and showed me how to use them and the double blade one was a little tricky. Alot of women carry these knives in the Philippines.

[perspectiveflip]

the last two can be applied to literally any flip knife.