Are butterfly knives illegal in texas?

Texas knife laws are some of the most restrictive in the United States. It is illegal in Texas to own a gravity knife. It is illegal to open or conceal carry any knife with a blade over 5 ½ inches long, throwing knives or stars, dirks, daggers, stilettos, and other stabbing knives, bowie knives, swords, or spears. read more

In 2005, in an unpublished decision, the Texas Court of Appeals found, in Cook v. State, that a butterfly knife fell within the statutory definition of a switchblade, and was therefore illegal to possess or carry. However, because the law which made switchblade knives illegal was repealed in 2013, butterfly knives are now legal to own in Texas. read more

In Texas, a butterfly knife is considered a type of switchblade, which is defined in the Penal Code as any knife that folds into the handle and opens automatically by a spring mechanism or the force of gravity. read more

In California, switchblade knives (balisongs are considered as such) with blades longer than 2 inches are illegal to carry or sell but are legal to own and collect. In the state of Florida, it is legal to own and carry balisongs. In Hawaii, it is illegal to possess, manufacture, sell, transfer, or transport any balisong/Butterfly-type knife. read more