Ohio Knife Laws: Balisong?

It all comes down to intent of the knife. there is no illegal about it but cops dont like it in general because its different then anything. the only illegal knifes are switch blades as they are spring. you can get around that by getting a spring assisted (not just a button you have to hit part of the blade) moral of the story is that it comes down to intent. Also you might have heard the palm thing that is false as if you do get arrested for that an attorny would have a field day because different people have different sized hands.

I do believe they are illegal in Ohio as they are gravity knives in which you don't have to touch the blade to open it and the blade length is generally more than 4 inches (illegal). They are also illegal here in NY. If you want one I'd suggest picking one up out of State and don't show it off. Benchmade makes some very nice ones.

Switchblades or gravity-fed knives are illegal. Even some spring loaded knives can be considered illegal in that you don't have to touch the blade to open it. The way around switchblades is if you are a "first responder" or a type of rescue worker in which you might need to quickly open a knife without being able to touch the blade, then you can carry them on duty. Technically, you can carry them off-duty if you have a fishing or trapping license.

I dont locate out about ohio yet in maximum states if the blade is smaller than your palm its legal i moved from pensylvania to washington state and the regulation became an same. also in virginia new jersey and delaware so a techniques as i recognize until eventually the regulation became replaced or i became instructed the incorrect answer when I requested my kinfolk that lives in each state. I own extremely some and that i favor to sense secure ever when you consider that a knife became pulled.on me so i continually ask