LANSING (WKZO-AM/FM) — Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a bill lifting Michigan’s ban on switchblades.
Sen. Rick Jones, R-Grand Ledge, sponsored the legislation. The former sheriff of Eaton County said nobody should go to jail for owning a spring-assisted push-button utility knife.
“This is not the double-edged stiletto that you seen in the movies,” Jones said. “This is a one-edged utility knife commonly used by the National Guard and police officers.”
Though inconsistently enforced, it used to be a misdemeanor to sell or possess the knives.
The bill had the blessing of the Michigan State Police and passed the House and Senate with broad support before reaching Snyder’s desk.
