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15 U.S.C. § 1244 — Exceptions
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Sections 1242 and 1243 of this title shall not apply to—
(1) any common carrier or contract carrier, with respect to any switchblade knife shipped, transported, or delivered for shipment in interstate commerce in the ordinary course of business;
(2) the manufacture, sale, transportation, distribution, possession, or introduction into interstate commerce, of switchblade knives pursuant to contract with the Armed Forces;
(3) the Armed Forces or any member or employee thereof acting in the performance of his duty;
(4) the possession, and transportation upon his person, of any switchblade knife with a blade three inches or less in length by any individual who has only one arm; or
(5) a knife that contains a spring, detent, or other mechanism designed to create a bias toward closure of the blade and that requires exertion applied to the blade by hand, wrist, or arm to overcome the bias toward closure to assist in opening the knife.
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Sections 1242 and 1243 of this title shall not apply to—
(1) any common carrier or contract carrier, with respect to any switchblade knife shipped, transported, or delivered for shipment in interstate commerce in the ordinary course of business;
(2) the manufacture, sale, transportation, distribution, possession, or introduction into interstate commerce, of switchblade knives pursuant to contract with the Armed Forces;
(3) the Armed Forces or any member or employee thereof acting in the performance of his duty;
(4) the possession, and transportation upon his person, of any switchblade knife with a blade three inches or less in length by any individual who has only one arm; or
(5) a knife that contains a spring, detent, or other mechanism designed to create a bias toward closure of the blade and that requires exertion applied to the blade by hand, wrist, or arm to overcome the bias toward closure to assist in opening the knife.
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As used in this chapter—
**(a)** The term “interstate commerce” means commerce between any State, Territory, possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia, and any place outside thereof.
**(b)** The term “switchblade knife” means any knife having a blade which opens automatically—
(1) by hand pressure applied to a button or other device in the handle of the knife, or
(2) by operation of inertia, gravity, or both.
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**(a) Prohibition and penalties for possession, manufacture, sale, or importation** Whoever in or affecting interstate commerce, within any Territory or possession of the United States, within Indian country (as defined in [section 1151 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1151&num=0&edition=prelim)), or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States (as defined in [section 7 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section7&num=0&edition=prelim)), knowingly possesses, manufactures, sells, or imports a ballistic knife shall be fined as provided in title 18, or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.
**(b) Prohibition and penalties for possession or use during commission of Federal crime of violence** Whoever possesses or uses a ballistic knife in the commission of a Federal crime of violence shall be fined as provided in title 18, or imprisoned not less than five years and not more than ten years, or both.
**(c) Exceptions** The exceptions provided in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of [section 1244 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section1244&num=0&edition=prelim) with respect to switchblade knives shall apply to ballistic knives under subsection (a) of this section.
**(d) “Ballistic knife” defined** As used in this section, the term “ballistic knife” means a knife with a detachable blade that is propelled by a spring-operated mechanism.
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 1241
mobile pursuant to section 1232 of this title, or
any endorsement thereon, prior to the time that
such automobile is delivered to the actual cus-
tody and possession of the ultimate purchaser of
such new automobile, except where the manu-
facturer relabels the automobile in the event
the same is rerouted, repurchased, or reacquired
by the manufacturer of such automobile, shall
be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned not
more than one year, or both. Such removal, al-
teration, or rendering illegible with respect to
each automobile shall constitute a separate of-
fense.
(Pub. L. 85–506, § 4, July 7, 1958, 72 Stat. 326.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective on the later of Oct. 1, 1958, or the
first day of the introduction of any new model of auto-
mobile in any line of automobile beginning after July
7, 1958, see section 5 of Pub. L. 85–506, set out as a note
under section 1231 of this title.
CHAPTER
29—MANUFACTURE,
TRANSPOR-
TATION, OR DISTRIBUTION OF SWITCH-
BLADE KNIVES
Sec.
1241.
Definitions.
1242.
Introduction, manufacture for introduction,
transportation or distribution in interstate
commerce; penalty.
1243.
Manufacture, sale, or possession within spe-
cific jurisdictions; penalty.
1244.
Exceptions.
1245.
Ballistic knives.
§ 1241. Definitions
As used in this chapter—
(a) The term ‘‘interstate commerce’’ means
commerce between any State, Territory, posses-
sion of the United States, or the District of Co-
lumbia, and any place outside thereof.
(b) The term ‘‘switchblade knife’’ means any
knife having a blade which opens automati-
cally—
(1) by hand pressure applied to a button or
other device in the handle of the knife, or
(2) by operation of ine
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