You may refer to Seizure Case Nos. Why a Locking Liner Knife is not a switchblade under the law. The act also prohibits knives which could easily be altered to act as switchblades and switchblade knife kits. Opening is not automatic. There are no springs to open the blade, and no buttons to release it on any CRKT model.
Blades are biased to remain closed.
All CRKT Locking Liner Knife blades are biased to remain closed 3. The blade must be manually opened. To open a CRKT Locking Liner Knife, the user must intentionally rotate the Blade Stud with a thumb or finger to open the knife. Some dexterity is required to open the knife with one hand, so it is not an accidental or automatic event. The blade will not open by gravity.