Hi Brent,
It seems your knife matches the description of
22. Torsion bar assisted-opening knives (folding
knife, speed-safe knife, spring-assisted knife)
and therefore it is not a prohibited weapon. It should be regarded as a tool.
I agree with you in that if you can buy it at
Canadian Tir
It is probably legal unless you are
involved in criminal activity while carrying it. A baseball bat is
legal until you bash someone's head with it, and then it legally
becomes a "deadly weapon".
Bill Bina
On 10/26/2013 2:29 PM, Brent Driedger w
Thanks for the clarification Steve. I'm sure lawyers can work wonders with that
kind of wording. The flick I'm referring to only comes into play after the
blade is better than half opened and could be applied to any folding knife.
Since I bought them at big stores and not dark alleys I'm sure t
Brent,
This is from the criminal code, as quoted on the Canadian Border
Services Agency web page.
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d19/d19-13-2-eng.html#a4x3
Prohibited weapons
18. In order for a good to be classified as a prohibited weapon, it must fall
within the Crim
