>>1245102The nonlocking requirement just seems absurd to me
That's a safety feature
It in no way makes a knife more dangerous or threatening, and it's not associated with criminality like gravity knives or balisongs or whatever.
I feel uncomfortable using a knife that doesn't have a lock. It's unlikely, but if something slips or breaks while you're trying to cut it the blade can close right on your fingers without one. I saw the results of that when the lock on a cheap utility knife my dad was using broke on him, and he was lucky and most of the blade didn't catch him.
How has at least that part not been overturned?
