Quoted: Switchblades are illegal?
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Yup.
Possession of a knife that opens by "pressing a button, spring or other device in the handle or by gravity or by a thrust or movement" is a class A misdemeanor. Statute 941.24.
This definitely includes switchblades and butterfly knives. There is no exemption for LE, which I had to firmly explain to a co-worker who thought a nice Benchmade switchblade would be great
I wouldn't personally carry any spring-assisted knife. I'm not very familiar with them, but the ones I've seen could be interpreted as fitting the definition in statute. I don't think they do, but an argument could be made. And who needs that headache?
I think the thumb-openers don't give up anything, and there's no possibility of running into trouble. Those are what I own. YMMV.