Gov. Ralph Northam vetoed a bill Thursday that would have allowed knife manufacturers in Virginia to make switchblades but only distribute them out of state. The legislation would have benefited two ...

DENVER (AP) — The switchblade knives wielded six decades ago by the fictional Jets and Sharks street gangs in the legendary Broadway musical “West Side Story” and in Hollywood films spooked lawmakers ...

MOLINE — Anyone caught carrying a switchblade knife in public areas of the city will face a penalty unless they have the proper identification. Moline City Council members on Tuesday advanced interim ...

RICHMOND — The Virginia Senate passed a bill Thursday that would allow knife manufacturers in the state to make switchblades but only distribute them outside the commonwealth’s borders. The bill from ...

Somewhere among its monthly meetings at a local barbecue restaurant, the Greater Richmond Knife Club realized it had a problem. By carrying their switchblades, or automatic knives in club parlance, to ...

A San Diego federal judge has ruled that California’s ban on knives that automatically open is lawful, and that the weapons more commonly known as switchblades are not protected by the Second ...